2010 Caprili Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (41) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  2/3/2024 - Mnawacki Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Did not take detailed notes, but found it still drinking very well. Silky dans la bouche, predominantly cherry fruit with black tea and tobacco. Very long finish, great balance, super enjoyable. I think this amazing 2010 vintage is still good for several more years across the board. Don't hold off drinking these, but no reason on the other hand to panic about their best before date.

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  1/28/2024 - sidaga Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Belle robe translucide légèrement brunâtre;
  Le bouquet est splendide, harmonieux, élégant, sur des notes de cerise à l'eau de vie qui semble bien macérées. Il y a ensuite un beau mélange de notes terreuses, florales, anisées & d'épices vertes qui apportent une belle profondeur à un bouquet mature & complexe.
  La bouche est sur les cerises noires & lespruneaux, qui semble s'être bien "détendu". L'attaque est bien large au départ & l'ensemble se rasserre en milieu de bouche. L'acidité supporté bien l'aspect plus "compoté" de l'attaque. Il y a cette belle amertume en fin de bouche qui apparaît souvent dans les Sangiovese que j'apprécie beaucoup. La finale est une per rude & sèche, sur les épices... Aurait été encore meilleur si la finale avec été un peu plus douce. Somme toute excellent.

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  2/20/2023 - randyjc wrote: 94 Points

  Macerated cherry nose with a lovely earthiness. A bit of black tea and also a slight bit alcoholic.
  In the mouth, this wine is quite lovely. Smooth mouth feel, burst of acidity carrying cherry, pie cherry, leather and earth. Long finish. Starts out round in the mouth, then quickly turns angular - I love the late acidity which gives way to burgeoning tannins and a tapering of flavor leading back to the macerated cherry found on the nose.
  I’ve had varying luck with this wine and I’ve found it quite variable. But this bottle is just superb.
  On night two, the wine was even better - ethereally smooth and with engaging depth and perfectly balanced.

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  12/5/2022 - nymetz wrote: 93 Points

  Excellent balance of fruit and body. Can still go for a few more years

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  12/30/2021 - tward Likes this wine:

  Corked a week ago, excellent tonight. See below if (*) interested in the details. Pure, just ripe cherry, some dusty earth and a pinch of wild herbs. Perhaps just a bit muted in the middle (likely from the mild cork taint). '92'
  
  15% abv. I would not have guess that high.
  
  * If interested in the "de-corking" exercise: At first disappointing and then a nice surprise. Opened about a week ago with company, the cork smelled just a bit off, a few ounces were poured, and it was mildly but definitely corked. Sad, I put the cork back on the top of the bottle and put it upright in a wine fridge. This morning I decided to pour it all into a gallon ziplock, removing all of the air and placing on a plate in the wine fridge away from light. I did give it some squishes at one point. When I opened the bag there was no cork or other off odor - none at all, it smelled beautiful. With air in the bag, I aerated it by sloshing around in the bag for a few minutes, poured back into the rinsed bottle, and served. The plastic wrap / ziplock trick does not always work, but I have had success with milder cork taint issues. This was a clear winner!

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