La Magia
Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
So classy. Florals. So complex and brilliant.
So classy. Florals. So complex and brilliant.
Sep 17th, 2022Gorgeous wine. Stunning purity. Elegance. So so pure. No formal notes.
Gorgeous wine. Stunning purity. Elegance. So so pure. No formal notes.
Sep 17th, 2022
Very complex nose. Intense red berries, cedar, warm terra cotta tiles, incense, crushed stone. Intense flavors tenaciously cling to all parts of the mouth. Intense terroir: so much gravel and savory minerality. Great length. Nice freshness for a ‘12. Tannins still there but soft-textured and starting to resolve. Superb.
Very complex nose. Intense red berries, cedar, warm terra cotta tiles, incense, crushed stone. Intense flavors tenaciously cling to all parts of the mouth. Intense terroir: so much gravel and savory minerality. Great length. Nice freshness for a ‘12. Tannins still there but soft-textured and starting to resolve. Superb.
Jun 6th, 2021Awesome nose. Deep cherry, cherry flower. Loads of spice after air. Complex. Very elegant. Mint. Menthol. Gorgeous fruit. Dense cherries. Concentrated. Terrific freshness. Minerals. So energetic. Velvety tannins. Creamy. Just a terrific wine. So pure and elegant. Awesome mouthfeel and big structure. This will age wonderfully.
Awesome nose. Deep cherry, cherry flower. Loads of spice after air. Complex. Very elegant. Mint. Menthol. Gorgeous fruit. Dense cherries. Concentrated. Terrific freshness. Minerals. So energetic. Velvety tannins. Creamy. Just a terrific wine. So pure and elegant. Awesome mouthfeel and big structure. This will age wonderfully.
Aug 14th, 2020I love this wine. So fragrant, with crushed minerally gravel and ripe but tart cherry, and resiny spice. A bit broader and more savory in the mouth than the nose would suggest, but still in total equilibrium. Full, but with enough acidity to enliven it. Perfect accompaniment to Peposo (look it up).
I love this wine. So fragrant, with crushed minerally gravel and ripe but tart cherry, and resiny spice. A bit broader and more savory in the mouth than the nose would suggest, but still in total equilibrium. Full, but with enough acidity to enliven it. Perfect accompaniment to Peposo (look it up).
Oct 13th, 2019Restrained nose of sour cherry, spice and mineral. Some fresh rain. Floral as well. Very fragrant. Palate is super fresh with lovely purity and density. Lovely mouth coating tannins that are finely threaded and super present but never intrusive. Very elegant and fine. Like in a Margaux style.
Restrained nose of sour cherry, spice and mineral. Some fresh rain. Floral as well. Very fragrant. Palate is super fresh with lovely purity and density. Lovely mouth coating tannins that are finely threaded and super present but never intrusive. Very elegant and fine. Like in a Margaux style.
Mar 18th, 2019Family party, so truncated notes. A lively, fresher take on Brunello, but not at all skimping on richness and length. Love this.
Family party, so truncated notes. A lively, fresher take on Brunello, but not at all skimping on richness and length. Love this.
Dec 30th, 2018Utterly classic Brunello. You’ll have to get dark Cabernello from other places. Not me. I only work with 3 Brunello and each one is more classic than the next. Anyway. Gorgeous and precise nose. Ver y lifted and pure. Amazing essence of ripe cherries. Killer. Like a perfume. Palate is like a laser. So focused with gorgeous puffy cloud-like tannins and lovely sweet and deep cherry fruit. Long finish with some unresolved tannin that will integrate with age.
Utterly classic Brunello. You’ll have to get dark Cabernello from other places. Not me. I only work with 3 Brunello and each one is more classic than the next. Anyway. Gorgeous and precise nose. Ver y lifted and pure. Amazing essence of ripe cherries. Killer. Like a perfume. Palate is like a laser. So focused with gorgeous puffy cloud-like tannins and lovely sweet and deep cherry fruit. Long finish with some unresolved tannin that will integrate with age.
1 person found it helpfulJan 10th, 2018Doubtlessly, this one carries great fruit, but that's still hidden beneath a wall of toasty oak, and I don't think it'll ever recover from its elevage. It feels very much "made" in the cellar. Good wine, but boring.
Doubtlessly, this one carries great fruit, but that's still hidden beneath a wall of toasty oak, and I don't think it'll ever recover from its elevage. It feels very much "made" in the cellar. Good wine, but boring.
1 person found it helpfulFeb 18th, 2015A beautifully balanced wine. With air, nose throws out sweet, vibrant, oozy cherries and subtle crushed stone minerality. Notes of new leather and baking spice. More minerally than fruity in the mouth, with loads of soft tannin and very good acidity. Palate seems like it needs a little time to integrate. I bet this improves over the next 5 years or so. The 9.1 is a 9.1+
A beautifully balanced wine. With air, nose throws out sweet, vibrant, oozy cherries and subtle crushed stone minerality. Notes of new leather and baking spice. More minerally than fruity in the mouth, with loads of soft tannin and very good acidity. Palate seems like it needs a little time to integrate. I bet this improves over the next 5 years or so. The 9.1 is a 9.1+
Jul 9th, 2017