Fanti
Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Meat sauce night part II. Always even more complex after it refrigerates overnight.
The nose expresses, ruby, lush, floral fruits of; blackberries, both black & regular plums, dark cherries, black raspberries with strawberries & creamy raspberries along the edge of the glass. Still a good presence of toasted barrel, anise to black licorice, vanilla, dark spice, nutmeg & clove, sweet tarriness, French expresso roast, mixed berry cola, used leather, dry & fresh tobacco leafs, sandstone & limestone, black pepper, herbaceousness-sage dominate, graphite, shades of menthol & mint, underbrush, dry clay, dry crushed rocks, stones, rich, turned, dark earth with bright, fresh & candied florals that are; dark, red, purple framed in violets & a field of lavender.
The body is round, juicy, clean & full. Wire to wire beautiful on the palate. The tension, structure, length and balance have hit second gear but, still needs more time in the bottle to flourish. This is bottling that will long haul to 30 years plus with proper storage. I will be saving at least one bottle to that age. The tannins are still sizable & meaty. Ruby, ripe, lush, candied/floral fruits of; dark currants, blackberries, both black & regular plums, slight sour/tart dark cherries, black raspberries with strawberries & creamy raspberries. Still a good presence of toasted barrel/shavings, anise to black licorice, dark spice with heat, sweet tarriness, French expresso roast, bright mixed berry cola/licorice, caramel, dark chocolate, nutmeg, clove, vanillin, used leather, dry & fresh tobacco leafs, sandstone & limestone, black pepper, herbaceousness-sage dominate, graphite, shades of menthol & mint, underbrush, dry clay, dry crushed rocks, stones, rich, turned, dark earth dry top soil with bright, fresh & candied florals that are; dark, red, purple framed in violets & field of lavender. The acidity is a cool stream & light on its feet. The finish is well balanced, elegant, nicely kittened that goes from ripe & juicy into dry tannins, earth & spice persisting endlessly.
The only faults that stick out to me is the ABV (a little hot) & believe they could dial back the amount of new oak & barrel toasting level. These do calm some with more time in the decanter but, not enough.
Meat sauce night part II. Always even more complex after it refrigerates overnight.
The nose expresses, ruby, lush, floral fruits of; blackberries, both black & regular plums, dark cherries, black raspberries with strawberries & creamy raspberries along the edge of the glass. Still a good presence of toasted barrel, anise to black licorice, vanilla, dark spice, nutmeg & clove, sweet tarriness, French expresso roast, mixed berry cola, used leather, dry & fresh tobacco leafs, sandstone & limestone, black pepper, herbaceousness-sage dominate, graphite, shades of menthol & mint, underbrush, dry clay, dry crushed rocks, stones, rich, turned, dark earth with bright, fresh & candied florals that are; dark, red, purple framed in violets & a field of lavender.
The body is round, juicy, clean & full. Wire to wire beautiful on the palate. The tension, structure, length and balance have hit second gear but, still needs more time in the bottle to flourish. This is bottling that will long haul to 30 years plus with proper storage. I will be saving at least one bottle to that age. The tannins are still sizable & meaty. Ruby, ripe, lush, candied/floral fruits of; dark currants, blackberries, both black & regular plums, slight sour/tart dark cherries, black raspberries with strawberries & creamy raspberries. Still a good presence of toasted barrel/shavings, anise to black licorice, dark spice with heat, sweet tarriness, French expresso roast, bright mixed berry cola/licorice, caramel, dark chocolate, nutmeg, clove, vanillin, used leather, dry & fresh tobacco leafs, sandstone & limestone, black pepper, herbaceousness-sage dominate, graphite, shades of menthol & mint, underbrush, dry clay, dry crushed rocks, stones, rich, turned, dark earth dry top soil with bright, fresh & candied florals that are; dark, red, purple framed in violets & field of lavender. The acidity is a cool stream & light on its feet. The finish is well balanced, elegant, nicely kittened that goes from ripe & juicy into dry tannins, earth & spice persisting endlessly.
The only faults that stick out to me is the ABV (a little hot) & believe they could dial back the amount of new oak & barrel toasting level. These do calm some with more time in the decanter but, not enough.
Still bright fruit! Light mouthfeel with huge flavor!
Still bright fruit! Light mouthfeel with huge flavor!
Aug 16th, 2019
Initially quite pruny and woody but this dissipates with some air. Still young but starting to show a bit of bricking in crimson elixir. Nice cherry cola fruit and tangy finish. Needs more acidity to be outstanding.
Initially quite pruny and woody but this dissipates with some air. Still young but starting to show a bit of bricking in crimson elixir. Nice cherry cola fruit and tangy finish. Needs more acidity to be outstanding.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 9th, 2015Ripe vintage was true to form. Still very good though.
Ripe vintage was true to form. Still very good though.
Aug 10th, 2016
What I miss over here is a tip of sour.. it would have yield some kind of trembling and a better openness; I'm pretty sure @Luca Vitiello is with me 😉
What I miss over here is a tip of sour.. it would have yield some kind of trembling and a better openness; I'm pretty sure @Luca Vitiello is with me 😉
Aug 22nd, 2015
Very dark color. Started off dry with little fruit and after an hour started to open up and continued to do so. Herbs and dark fruits on the nose and taste, very nice finish as well.
Very dark color. Started off dry with little fruit and after an hour started to open up and continued to do so. Herbs and dark fruits on the nose and taste, very nice finish as well.
Feb 11th, 2017
Very rusty, plum, black currants. Very very nice.
Very rusty, plum, black currants. Very very nice.
Jan 22nd, 2017
2004 vintage. Drinking well, maybe a little soft on nose and palate but we just opened the bottle.
2004 vintage. Drinking well, maybe a little soft on nose and palate but we just opened the bottle.
Mar 6th, 2015
Really enjoyed the terroir on this one. Nicely structured.
Really enjoyed the terroir on this one. Nicely structured.
Jan 9th, 2014