Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese

So different from the 2017. This ‘18 is slightly herbal with bright cherry fruit. More crisp, lighter body. Less tannic but oddly more tobacco. 2017 is more chocolate and leather.

The best value in Brunello? Piercing length. Mid palate density. Velvety post attack.

I'm a softy for this winemaker. They are beloved by the cats who run Enotecca Piti Gola in Florence, where they sell old vintages of it by the glass. Every year they send some to me in the States. For me, when I drink it, I'm drinking good memories and it brings me back to a lost time.

2004 vintage drinking great right now

Спокойный, сдержанно-ягодный аромат, вишня, шиповник, боярышник. Мощные танины. Хорошо. 16/20 (89/100)

AGM wine

Excellent value

Intense ruby red color with hints of garnet on the rim. Perfume-like nose of red cherry/berry fruit with hints of tobacco and wood. Soft and persistent cherry flavor with faint oaky notes. Good structure with balanced acidity and tannins. Great QPR for a Brunello.

I’m a fan. Got the last bottle in the joint, otherwise would’ve doubled down

Dense, soft, dark, but still some zest and pepper on the tip of the tongue. Makes philosophy delightful.