1990 Barone Ricasoli Vin Santo del Chianti Brolio

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 92 points

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  1/30/2024 - kabert Likes this wine: 92 Points

  I last drank a bottle of the 1990 Brolio vin santo around 15-20 years ago. This bottle, amazingly, tastes about the same as that one. Classic vin santo flavors of nutty dark caramel and a hint of molasses. Not sweet or cloying though. Very enjoyable. I still have another ‘90, plus a bottle of the ‘86, plus several ‘03s - glad to have them!

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  7/19/2010 - Rob-Rah wrote: flawed

  Heavily oxidised. Rather liike sweet Amontillado. Nuttiness overpowering anything else. A shame - this could have been nice once. Now it's just "ok". Unsure that this ia s "flaw" as such, or realy juist what happens when Vin Santo gets too old....

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  5/29/2007 - Jaytee wrote:

  bottle threw a load of sediment
  there was fine sediment in the wine as well as clinging to the shoulder of the bottle
  Brown in color - caramel and roasted nuts on the nose
  with some oxidation
  the wine had a nice, clingy mouthfeel withoug being viscous, and was in no way cloying - the palate follows the nose with caramel and nutty flavors
  Not bad.

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