Altesino

Brunello di Montalcino

9.135 ratings
9.23 pro ratings
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Brunello
Top Notes For
Daniel P. Drake

Tonight the wine I have opened is the 2015 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese.

On the nose I find cherry, strawberry, red plum, roasted pepper, dried roses, tomato and brick.

On the palate there is tart red cherry, red plum, strawberry, licorice, leather, herbs and earth.

This wine is medium to full bodied with medium + to high acidity and medium + to high polished fine tannins that move seamlessly to a long red fruit brickish gravelly finish. This is a beautiful well balanced wine that will age well for another 10-15 years. Have a wonderful rest of your week and please stay healthy and safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷

Tonight the wine I have opened is the 2015 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese.

On the nose I find cherry, strawberry, red plum, roasted pepper, dried roses, tomato and brick.

On the palate there is tart red cherry, red plum, strawberry, licorice, leather, herbs and earth.

This wine is medium to full bodied with medium + to high acidity and medium + to high polished fine tannins that move seamlessly to a long red fruit brickish gravelly finish. This is a beautiful well balanced wine that will age well for another 10-15 years. Have a wonderful rest of your week and please stay healthy and safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷

1 person found it helpfulJan 27th, 2021
Andrew Shaheen

Young but beautiful. Great with 1 hr decant. Many upside years ahead

Young but beautiful. Great with 1 hr decant. Many upside years ahead

1 person found it helpfulJun 28th, 2020
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9.3

Altesino's 2015 Brunello di Montalcino offers a rich yet classic expression of Sangiovese fruit, showing ripe red berries coated in dusty earth tones, with hints of leather and dried florals completing the picture. On the palate, brisk acids frame silky textures, creating a polished expression of red and black fruits, savory spice and saline-minerals. The finish is long yet fresh, as cooling mint and licorice tones carry remnants of red berry fruit hovering above a core of fine tannins. (Eric Guido, Vinous, April 2020)

Altesino's 2015 Brunello di Montalcino offers a rich yet classic expression of Sangiovese fruit, showing ripe red berries coated in dusty earth tones, with hints of leather and dried florals completing the picture. On the palate, brisk acids frame silky textures, creating a polished expression of red and black fruits, savory spice and saline-minerals. The finish is long yet fresh, as cooling mint and licorice tones carry remnants of red berry fruit hovering above a core of fine tannins. (Eric Guido, Vinous, April 2020)

1 person found it helpfulApr 10th, 2020
Jamie Lauder

2015 vintage.
Dark crimson red.
Plums, cherry, tobacco and leather aromas.
Bing cherries, cassis, mushrooms, orange peel, clove and toasted spice.
Polished tannins and bright acidity.
This wine paired very well with Matsutake Okonomiyaki.

2015 vintage.
Dark crimson red.
Plums, cherry, tobacco and leather aromas.
Bing cherries, cassis, mushrooms, orange peel, clove and toasted spice.
Polished tannins and bright acidity.
This wine paired very well with Matsutake Okonomiyaki.

Nov 14th, 2023
Pooneet K

Very nice brunello. Don’t always love 2015 but this has great red fruit, nice tannins, and great acid. Perfect pairing with a steak topped with some excellent olive oil a la a Tuscan steak.

Very nice brunello. Don’t always love 2015 but this has great red fruit, nice tannins, and great acid. Perfect pairing with a steak topped with some excellent olive oil a la a Tuscan steak.

Aug 27th, 2023
TwiLea Fletcher

11/03/22
Interesting. Goes well with The Landing Strip.

11/03/22
Interesting. Goes well with The Landing Strip.

Nov 3rd, 2022
Ed Chin

A solid bottle with some depth.

A solid bottle with some depth.

Feb 6th, 2022
WC Fields

Hour decant had this singing.

Hour decant had this singing.

Nov 30th, 2021
Mark Stephany

2015

Nov 6th, 2021
J Choi
8.9

Fig raisin honey notes. Viscous

Fig raisin honey notes. Viscous

Dec 18th, 2020