Fattoria Scopone

L'Olivare Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese

9.023 ratings
9.22 pro ratings
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Sangiovese
Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Beef, Venison, White Rice, Potato, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Pungent Cheese, Chicken, Salami & Prosciutto, Soft Cheese, Duck, Tomato-Based, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Lamb, Turkey, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Severn Goodwin

Nose has mashed black cherry, eucalyptus, isopropyl alcohol, black olive, granite chips, black raisin and moist oak bark.

Palate has granite dusted cherry, under-ripe blackberry, early season black currant with intensely drying tannins and a long finish.

Wow, this wine needs many years, so tight right now, a challenge to diagnose tonight.

Cork pulled for a slow oxidation of 3H then decanted 3H, more time needed and appreciated. Future bottles should be 2028+

Nose has mashed black cherry, eucalyptus, isopropyl alcohol, black olive, granite chips, black raisin and moist oak bark.

Palate has granite dusted cherry, under-ripe blackberry, early season black currant with intensely drying tannins and a long finish.

Wow, this wine needs many years, so tight right now, a challenge to diagnose tonight.

Cork pulled for a slow oxidation of 3H then decanted 3H, more time needed and appreciated. Future bottles should be 2028+

Feb 21st, 2021
Lyle Fass

Founder Fass Selections

9.3

Lovely nose. Very earthy, mineral and cooling. Mid season cherries. Classic nose. As far from modern as one can get. Juicy and ripe with wonderful velvety and classy tannins and freshness. Big fruit on the palate that is succulent and super velvety then finishes fresh and mineral with the fruit pushing the minerals on the very long finish. So juicy. Polished but traditional. Like Darnaud or Allemand. Palate is so diff than nose but both great

Lovely nose. Very earthy, mineral and cooling. Mid season cherries. Classic nose. As far from modern as one can get. Juicy and ripe with wonderful velvety and classy tannins and freshness. Big fruit on the palate that is succulent and super velvety then finishes fresh and mineral with the fruit pushing the minerals on the very long finish. So juicy. Polished but traditional. Like Darnaud or Allemand. Palate is so diff than nose but both great

Jun 21st, 2019
Jason Hemming

Pretty solid. Plenty of of life left.

Pretty solid. Plenty of of life left.

Nov 25th, 2017
Phil Kessling

2010, Scopone, L'Olivare, Brunello di Montalcino, Sangiovese. No notes but was a good Brunello.

2010, Scopone, L'Olivare, Brunello di Montalcino, Sangiovese. No notes but was a good Brunello.

May 26th, 2016
Erin Conrad

On the nose: cedar/leather. Taste: ripe cherry, cedar, juniper w/plenty of tannin to lay it down for 10+ years.

On the nose: cedar/leather. Taste: ripe cherry, cedar, juniper w/plenty of tannin to lay it down for 10+ years.

Mar 10th, 2016
Chadwick Torres

Chadwick had this 3 years ago

Chadwick had this 3 years ago

Jul 12th, 2021
Manuel Roig-Franzia

Manuel had this 4 years ago

Manuel had this 4 years ago

Feb 2nd, 2020
Cordon James

Cordon had this 4 years ago

Cordon had this 4 years ago

Nov 10th, 2019
D Fisher

D had this 7 years ago

D had this 7 years ago

Apr 17th, 2017
Preet Atwal

Preet had this 7 years ago

Preet had this 7 years ago

Feb 24th, 2017