2000 Ruffino Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Greppone Mazzi

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  3/6/2020 - forceberry wrote: 92 Points

  Aged for 36 months in large (3000-6000 liters) oak botti, blended together and aged for another 6 months in stainless steel. 14% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Moderately translucent and somewhat developed cherry red color with a hint of rusty dried-blood hue. The nose feels quite open, fragrant and rather dry whit somewhat developed aromas of wizened sour cherries, some beef jerky, a little bit of tobacco, light smoky tones, a hint of cigar box and a touch of tart red fruits. The wine is ripe, moderately full-bodied and quite stern on the palate with rather intense flavors of sour cherries, peppery spice, some dried black cherries, a little bit of meaty umami, light tart notes of lingonberries, a hint of gamey meat and a touch of wizened cranberries. The overall feel is rather seriously structured with the high acidity and still rather grippy and quite unresolved tannins. The finish is dry, bold and quite tannic with intense, somewhat developed flavors of sour cherries, gamey meat, some stony mineral tones, a little bit of sanguine iron, light leathery tones, a hint of cigar and a touch of crunchy redcurrant.
  
  I'm not particularly fond of Ruffino wines, but this was a very positive surprise: stern, dead-serious and very old-school Brunello with lots of muscle and intensity instead of voluptuous fruit and excessive oak. Archetypally Sangiovese with intense flavors of sour cherries, earth and tobacco, this is not a super-extracted Brunello - or if it has been, it certainly isn't anymore - but instead slightly lighter in body and color, but not lacking in power. Not an exceptional Brunello, but definitely solid stuff for the appellation. It seems to be in a wonderful phase right now, at 20 years of age, but also has lots of stuffing to improve at least a bit more from here. Drink or keep. Great stuff.

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  11/16/2019 - winoman1 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  That was good! Very attractive regal/rustic nose of lush complex leather and tobacco. Big earth presence and signfificant dark berry. Leggy. Brown aromas of "meat", mushroom and barn. Back into fruit with savory dry fig and date characteristics.
  
  Full bodied but expressive. Demerara sugar... oaky vanilla... burp! Last few swigs of bottle. Do it!

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  10/21/2015 - Nico P. wrote:

  14%. Initial reduction and funk that blew off to reveal an intense core of sangiovese fruit. Dark red. Smooth and elegant. Still primary. Many more years to go for this one.

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  5/7/2015 - VinoBee wrote: 92 Points

  Delicious, drinking beautifully. After an hour or two, the fruit is gorgeous, the balance is perfect, and the mouthfeel is luscious.

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  3/22/2014 - Nordin wrote: 90 Points

  Some meaty notes together with tobacco and cherries. Good structure, but it is getting time to drink up!

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