A bit too flabby for me, but the fruit is solid—just could have used a bit more acid on the finish to give it some lift. — 5 years ago
First review!! Light, carbonic, grassy, juicy, crisp apple. Yum. — 5 years ago
brutal ? jury is out.
delicious ? for. sure. — 6 years ago
New favorite. Rose. Brutal never lets me down. 10.62%. Gone in 60 seconds. — 6 years ago
Vino de jalapeños — 7 years ago
Jalapeños wine — 8 years ago
The 2017 A Quo is the only wine Montepeloso bottled in a brutal, challenging vintage in which dehydration took with it 40% of the potential crop. All of the best fruit went into the entry-level A Quo, which is positively stellar in 2017. Red cherry jam, mint, cedar and wild flowers are all wonderfully fused together in a sumptuous, racy Bolgheri red that punches well above its weight. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2020)
— 4 years ago
Wine Therapy — 5 years ago
Shone dried leaves black cherry nose. Power tannins! White pepper and menthol more prominent in your trap. Chalky lavendar hints. Pleasingly huge and tight. More brutal, less primary than the 2016, oddly. Down a point as the appeal is less universal even though this is more to my taste. — 5 years ago
Late add: 28 January 2017. Ops, Brooklyn, NY. — 7 years ago
Unexpected. Loses effervescence quickly, drink it fast. I love partida creus! — 4 years ago
Great fruity flavors — 4 years ago
Tastes of spiced raspberries and cherries, red currant, but has a spicy heat to it too. Like a slow burn from a jalapeño dipped in your glass. — 6 years ago
Never not loved a brutal. Inky rose. — 6 years ago
Jody's Mostly Natty
My first brutal!! A little bit earthy on the nose like a light rain but so much smoother than I expected. Such a nice open with cherry and a peppery finish. Great introduction to this natural wine niche. — 4 years ago