2011 Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (17) Avg Score: 89.9 points

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  8/6/2022 - #1 or #2? Likes this wine: 91 Points

  overall, an attractively delicate brunello. ruby and transparent in colour. nose is a lovely melange of herbs, earth, tobacco, cherry, and freshly cracked pepper. palate is savoury, cured meat, sour cherry. very good. 91+

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  5/1/2021 - WilliamMP Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Restrained, silky, yet savoury style. A bit hollow on the mid palate, doesn't hit Brunello's or producer's usual quality.
  
  N: lifted, racy, fresh, tertiary, almost spearmint, crushed graphite, wet iron. Classic sangio nose.
  
  P: Dried raspberries, cranberry skin, rose petals, fresh, driven, rusted pennies, but manages to remain silky. Subtle, encroaching tannins that are incredibly fine grained (med+). Lacks either punch or complexity.
  
  F: Some well manged heat that turns into freshness on the back palate. Cranberry skin, red apple.

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  3/28/2021 - NickA Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Quite torn about this one: can't complain about the flavour, but it doesn't transcend its 14.5% abv and, whilst some sips are delicious, others are just a little too soupy; overall, the wine could do with brighter acidity. Attractive plummy fruit, floral aromas, some herbs and smoked meat, and good length, but not particularly drinkable or exciting.

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  8/29/2020 - BAJRiley Likes this wine:

  Consumed at Wine Library, Sydney. Decanted. See previous note. Excellent.

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  6/5/2020 - BAJRiley Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Ruby Red. Nice perfumed complexity on the nose - hints of red and black cherries, earth and some charred oak. Medium to full bodied, high acidity providing vibrancy, with noticeable but softened tannins. Has a nice elegant intensity with a long finish. Excellent.

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