2001 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso

Community Tasting Notes (121) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  1/16/2021 - BrunelloBob wrote: 90 Points

  Auction purchase, and that's not the first time for this bottle. Winebid AND prior Acker Marral lstickers applied.
  PNP was a mistake and I know better. Give this at least an hour of air. Solid cork with 50% bleed. Leather, tree bark. There's a core of dark cherry that has to be teased out. Good length. I like this producer for its longevity. This bottle had been passed around like a beer pitcher at a frat party, so it may not be the best exemplar. 89-90.

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  6/12/2020 - BBinSC wrote: 93 Points

  93-94: a touch reserved, but lovely nose of earth, flowers, and red fruit. Palate was long and intense, still fairly primary flavors of red fruit, with some leather and tobacco notes along the edges. Finish lingers. Still some tannins and acid, but everything is wonderfully balanced. This wine is beautiful. Cellar-kept since purchase.

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  3/17/2020 - wine4ever Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drank over two nights. First night, lovely bouquet of dark fruits and dried flowers. Bricking around edges. Medium weight, huge plum and berry flavors, spices and herb, and some smokey flavors. Lots of layers and still very fresh tasting, medium finish and very little sweetness at the end. Excellent. 93 points. Second night, still lovely but flavors, while still present, have receded and are not as pronounced. 90 points tonight. Drink over next 12-24 months.

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  2/10/2020 - baroloboy55-2.0 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Very good showing. Fully mature. Round and full. No evidence of any new oak. Very tasty and enjoyable for what it is, but also reminds me why I often prefer to drink sangiovese from Chianti Classico district vs. lower acid sangiovese grosso clone from Montalcino... but an observation, not a criticism, because the wine showed up and performed extremely well

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  11/8/2019 - GSW wrote: 92 Points

  Still lovely after all these years>

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