Red
Brunello di Montalcino
Toscana · Italy
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Sangiovese
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Toscana
- Appellation
- Brunello di Montalcino
- Alcohol
- 14%
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- medium
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roast meat · aged cheeses · mushrooms · game dishes · grilled meats
Rated vintages
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2018
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2017
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2010
This delivers classic Sangiovese aromas of pressed rose, violet, perfumed berry and forest floor with a balsamic note. The palate shows dried black cherry, vanilla, licorice and confectionary note alongside a bitter accent of powdered sage. Astringent tannins lead to an abrupt,…
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2009
Leafy aromas suggest forest underbrush, dried tobacco leaf and dried rose petals. The palate offers fading wild cherry, hints of cinnamon-spice and astringent, fleeting tannins. It seems fast forwarded by a decade, a trait of this vintage. Superior Wines, V I Wines Distributing.