My first 09 Brunello. Not sure why I opened this amidst a veritable ocean of 04s, 06s, and 07s that I really should be drinking. This is very lovely and true to form. Black cherry, prunes, soy sauce, mushrooms, burnt thyme. A bit simple but cleanly made and drinking very well right now.
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I wish I had more of these. On opening, I was a little disappointed and concerned as it lacked....well, just lacked - nothing terrible, just dumb and uninteresting. With 20 -30 minutes of air, however, this blossomed. This is really what I want in aged Brunello (I know it isn't that old, but...) - wild strawberry with a bit of currant, earth, a hint of saddle leather. I'm digging this. Went beautifully with spaghetti amatriciana and held up overnight corked.
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Pop and pour. On the nose: caramelized sugar, blackberry liqueur, confit blood orange. On the palate: good acidity, ripe black fruit, good density and attenuated tannin on the finish. Glad we drank this; mature.
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Still drinking well, but on the down slope. Nose is a bit funky now on initial opening, but less so after an hour or so decant. Held up well with lasagne over two nights. My last bottle, i suggest drinking now or soon.
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2/9/2024 - Neurowine1 Likes this wine:
My first 09 Brunello. Not sure why I opened this amidst a veritable ocean of 04s, 06s, and 07s that I really should be drinking. This is very lovely and true to form. Black cherry, prunes, soy sauce, mushrooms, burnt thyme. A bit simple but cleanly made and drinking very well right now.
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12/15/2022 - sanjuanlewis Likes this wine: 90 Points
Agree with previous notes. Drink.
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9/28/2022 - mdvino63 Likes this wine: 92 Points
I wish I had more of these.
On opening, I was a little disappointed and concerned as it lacked....well, just lacked - nothing terrible, just dumb and uninteresting. With 20 -30 minutes of air, however, this blossomed. This is really what I want in aged Brunello (I know it isn't that old, but...) - wild strawberry with a bit of currant, earth, a hint of saddle leather. I'm digging this. Went beautifully with spaghetti amatriciana and held up overnight corked.
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3/3/2022 - Aravind Asok wrote:
Pop and pour. On the nose: caramelized sugar, blackberry liqueur, confit blood orange. On the palate: good acidity, ripe black fruit, good density and attenuated tannin on the finish. Glad we drank this; mature.
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2/18/2022 - Tosti-Lane Likes this wine: 90 Points
Still drinking well, but on the down slope. Nose is a bit funky now on initial opening, but less so after an hour or so decant. Held up well with lasagne over two nights. My last bottle, i suggest drinking now or soon.
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