Red
Brunello di Montalcino
Brunello di Montalcino · Italy
Fact sheet
- Type
- Red
- Grape
- Sangiovese Grosso
- Country
- Italy
- Region
- Brunello di Montalcino
- Appellation
- Brunello di Montalcino
- Body
- full
- Acidity
- high
- Tannin
- high
- Sweetness
- dry
Food pairing
roasted meats · game meats · aged cheeses · pasta with tomato sauce
Rated vintages
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200491 pts
What a difference a year can make. Last year's Brunello was ripe and awkward, but this pretty 2004 vintage hits all the right notes. The wine is firm, tonic and buoyant and those impressions are sustained thanks to uplifting aromas of wild berry, cherry cola and spice.
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200385 pts
There's an attractive aromatic element in the form of spice, leather, warm toast, lead pencil and granite. But there's little red fruit here and the wine tastes lean and slightly gritty on the close.