Podere La Vigna
Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
A Benjamin Button wine. When I opened it last night, it initially was quite disappointing. Old, browning color, nose showing little fruit and mostly dried underbrush. But it began to perk up with an hour or so of air, so I saved the rest for tonight. And it’s pretty nice tonight! Strangely, the color has gotten more youthful looking. The nose shows dark macerated cherry with a significant iron note to the earthiness. A lifted menthol/ camphor thing. In the mouth, it’s got a nice freshness, and hits more like a Chianti Classico Riserva from Castelnuovo Berardenga than a typical Brunello. Dark cherry and lots of savory minerality. A little, nice bitter note in the close. Not super deep or lengthy, but a tasty wine nonetheless. Be sure to decant and give this wine lots of air.
A Benjamin Button wine. When I opened it last night, it initially was quite disappointing. Old, browning color, nose showing little fruit and mostly dried underbrush. But it began to perk up with an hour or so of air, so I saved the rest for tonight. And it’s pretty nice tonight! Strangely, the color has gotten more youthful looking. The nose shows dark macerated cherry with a significant iron note to the earthiness. A lifted menthol/ camphor thing. In the mouth, it’s got a nice freshness, and hits more like a Chianti Classico Riserva from Castelnuovo Berardenga than a typical Brunello. Dark cherry and lots of savory minerality. A little, nice bitter note in the close. Not super deep or lengthy, but a tasty wine nonetheless. Be sure to decant and give this wine lots of air.
Mar 12th, 2024
Nose has deep cherry fruit. Hint of tin. Some minerality. A rubber thing. Weird. Palate is dense, juicy and concentrated. Big, significant tannins. Clean. Tannins kind of chonky. OK. Not great.
Nose has deep cherry fruit. Hint of tin. Some minerality. A rubber thing. Weird. Palate is dense, juicy and concentrated. Big, significant tannins. Clean. Tannins kind of chonky. OK. Not great.
Apr 5th, 2020
Had this at a restaurant. Enticing Ruby with full berry aromas and slight mineral spice notes. On the palate wild berry fruits with a central focus of fruit, spice integrated with fine grain tannins. Full body, lingering, ending with cacao, espresso and mineral tang. Good value, decant unless you can wait a few years.
Had this at a restaurant. Enticing Ruby with full berry aromas and slight mineral spice notes. On the palate wild berry fruits with a central focus of fruit, spice integrated with fine grain tannins. Full body, lingering, ending with cacao, espresso and mineral tang. Good value, decant unless you can wait a few years.
May 13th, 2018Amazingly delicious! Is one of my all time favorites. Beautiful expression of Sangiovese! Perfect with steak, bolognese, roasts, etc... Very fine on its own!
Amazingly delicious! Is one of my all time favorites. Beautiful expression of Sangiovese! Perfect with steak, bolognese, roasts, etc... Very fine on its own!
1 person found it helpfulMar 29th, 2015
Grab this if you can find it. Absolutely amazing wine in this vintage for an even more axing price. This is the real deal.
Grab this if you can find it. Absolutely amazing wine in this vintage for an even more axing price. This is the real deal.
Sep 8th, 2015
Really enjoyed this wine with a lot of black fruits and some leather. I opened tasted and decided not to decant but did serve with a aerator. The finish started off long with sweet fruits but seemed to diminish a lot by the end of the meal so think drink them up.
Really enjoyed this wine with a lot of black fruits and some leather. I opened tasted and decided not to decant but did serve with a aerator. The finish started off long with sweet fruits but seemed to diminish a lot by the end of the meal so think drink them up.
Dec 3rd, 2023
Beautiful drinking wine fill with great fruit throughout
Beautiful drinking wine fill with great fruit throughout
Sep 23rd, 2022Smooth Tannins. Nice Sangiovese at 10 years old. June 2022.
Smooth Tannins. Nice Sangiovese at 10 years old. June 2022.
Jun 30th, 2022
Nose is light. Some florals
Palate is a bit metallic. Some fruit. Balanced.
Some cough syrup
Nose is light. Some florals
Palate is a bit metallic. Some fruit. Balanced.
Some cough syrup