Tom Casagrande

9.1

With some of the entry-level Brunelli like this one, it’s a tough call when to open them. In my experience many try to play in the big leagues by overextracting. This one’s always been on the tannic, somewhat astringent side, so you want to wait to allow the tannins to drop and for it to settle down, but you don’t want to wait so long that the fruit dries up. I think this is about as good as it’s going to get. The fruit is still there, and the astringency is abating a bit. Still tannic. Good acids. Should go well with a simple pasta with tomato and sausage sauce.

UPDATE: After 24 hours under a vacuum seal, it was so astringent as to be nearly undrinkable, to my taste. — 19 days ago

Al Doyle

9.0

Grippy, tea-like orange, kinda like a flat Arnold Palmer or something. “Forty year old vines planted over sandy, alluvial soils in Ammerschwihr. The fruit was fermented as whole bunches for a fortnight before being pressed off to vats for a short élevage.” — 3 years ago

Dick Schinkel

9.4

From double Magnum!!! — 3 months ago

Jeffrey Paul

9.5

I recalled this as a sweet desert wine, but oh man I didn’t recall how much this was like and Italian port… so good. — 7 months ago

Hotaka Amemiya

8.9

スッキリとしつつ？華やかさもある — 2 years ago

Shirley Cooke

9.7

Another surprise from the Italian tasting — 3 years ago

Marc Melser

9.2

We had the 2010 Vintage on 10/12/24. This Old World, medium bodied wine has all the ingredients for a real good Brunello. There are tastes of raspberry, strawberry, leather and spice. A nice finish. A reasonably priced wine from an excellent Vintage — 3 months ago

Jeffrey Paul

9.3

Brought this back from Italy in 2015, finally enjoying — 7 months ago

Joe Gillies

8.9

A steal at $20. Traditional style and drinking very well right now. — 3 years ago

Pete Limbacher

9.7

Brings back fond memories of tasting at this winery. Good fruit flavors. Low acidity. — 5 years ago