La Fiorita
Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Opened sometime before service; enjoyed in the company of Natalie Oliveros. The 2008 Brunello pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and showing some fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous and beautifully perfumed with notes of Morello cherry, raspberry, dried red flowers, Pu-erh tea, cigar box, porcini mushrooms, dried green herbs and dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. This is in a fabulous spot and another example proving that the 2008 vintage from Brunello is squarely in its glow up phase. Drink now.
Opened sometime before service; enjoyed in the company of Natalie Oliveros. The 2008 Brunello pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears and showing some fine sediment. On the nose, the wine is vinous and beautifully perfumed with notes of Morello cherry, raspberry, dried red flowers, Pu-erh tea, cigar box, porcini mushrooms, dried green herbs and dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. This is in a fabulous spot and another example proving that the 2008 vintage from Brunello is squarely in its glow up phase. Drink now.
Jul 12th, 2026Opened sometime before service; enjoyed in the company of Natalie Oliveros. The 2010 Brunello pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of Morello cherry, raspberry, red flowers, Earl Grey, varnish, dried green herbs and dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Lovely. The energy in this 2010 is electric still, 16 years from vintage and hardly showing signs of a secondary characteristics. The VA reminds you that it’s Italian, but well within the range of charming. The structure remains an impenetrable bunker and yet, the fruit is more than up for it; many years to go. Drink now with patience through 2045.
Opened sometime before service; enjoyed in the company of Natalie Oliveros. The 2010 Brunello pours a deep garnet with a near opaque core; medium+ viscosity with no staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of Morello cherry, raspberry, red flowers, Earl Grey, varnish, dried green herbs and dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. Lovely. The energy in this 2010 is electric still, 16 years from vintage and hardly showing signs of a secondary characteristics. The VA reminds you that it’s Italian, but well within the range of charming. The structure remains an impenetrable bunker and yet, the fruit is more than up for it; many years to go. Drink now with patience through 2045.
Jul 11th, 2026
Four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate. Very emblematic.
Four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate. Very emblematic.
Jun 1st, 2025Nice, well-made, straightforward Brunello. Savory notes of iodine, balsamic, rocky loam, and old furniture compete with sweet, dark cherry on the nose. I like the palate even more, as it seems a little more youthful than the nose. Full and rich, loads of earthy dark cherry fruit. Some chalky, ripe tannins help it cling to the sides of the mouth a bit but don’t intrude. Not the most complex but gives you its moneys worth.
Nice, well-made, straightforward Brunello. Savory notes of iodine, balsamic, rocky loam, and old furniture compete with sweet, dark cherry on the nose. I like the palate even more, as it seems a little more youthful than the nose. Full and rich, loads of earthy dark cherry fruit. Some chalky, ripe tannins help it cling to the sides of the mouth a bit but don’t intrude. Not the most complex but gives you its moneys worth.
Jan 13th, 2025
Rich and full-bodied, cassis and chocolate-cherries, mild sweet tobacco. Nicely concentrated with tannins that still need 3+ years to balance out. Lovely.
Rich and full-bodied, cassis and chocolate-cherries, mild sweet tobacco. Nicely concentrated with tannins that still need 3+ years to balance out. Lovely.
Mar 6th, 2022
Well rounded throughout.
Well rounded throughout.
Apr 22nd, 2021
Right in it’s sweet spot.
Right in it’s sweet spot.
1 person found it helpfulJul 6th, 2021A shing example of a brunello that is aged and in its peak drinking window. Decanted for a little over a hour. Traditional style brunello and no rush to drink. This still has several more peal drinking years ahead of it.
A shing example of a brunello that is aged and in its peak drinking window. Decanted for a little over a hour. Traditional style brunello and no rush to drink. This still has several more peal drinking years ahead of it.
1 person found it helpfulJun 5th, 2021Smoke, Cherry, Leather. Really a nice Brunello!
Smoke, Cherry, Leather. Really a nice Brunello!
1 person found it helpfulMar 23rd, 2017