Montepulciano, Siena

Cantina Zaccagnini

Il Vino Dal Tralcetto Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2022

Deep purple in color; on the nose, it's clean with pronounced intensity primary and secondary aromas of blackberries, dried herbs, and vanilla; on the palate, it's dry, with high acidity, high tannins, medium alcohol, full body, and pronounced primary and secondary flavors of plum, baking spices, a hint of black pepper, and crushed gravel with a long finish. This wine is intense and balanced, but it's difficult to differentiate the flavors. Overall, I rate this wine as very good. — 7 days ago

Valdicava

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2019

Great wine! Should've decanted more but this wine is a potential 10. Aged in large Slovenian barrels with rich red fruit and a combination of great acidity and tannins. Will evolve beautifully the coming years — 3 days ago

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Argiano

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2018

Wine Spectator #1 wine dinner. The weakest of the group put still very good. — 11 days ago

Sagee and Jan liked this

Emidio Pepe

Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2004

Showing so beautifully right now. Density and purity of dark berry fruit, olive wood smoke, sage and thyme notes. Terrific.  — 16 days ago

Jeroen, Zach and 3 others liked this
Zach D

Zach D

A bucket list wine for me; cheers

Marchesi de' Frescobaldi

Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2019

Huge producer but all organic. Cranberry, cherry, orange peel, tobacco leaf, carob, perfect smidge of VA to keep things interesting. Ripe, tactile tannins. Touch hot at 14.5%. Drink or hold with or without food. I preferred the balance of this on day 2. — 11 days ago

Tom, Sagee and 3 others liked this

Conti Costanti

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2010

Deep garnet with a tawny rim. A savoury earthy mushroom note coming through - also balsamic notes. Fading red cherry on the palate. An excellent Brunello from a good vintage, travelling well at 15 years. A fabulous food wine with homemade fettuccine. I will probably drink my last bottle in 2027/28 although I have a drinking window through to the early 2030s. — 24 days ago

Joe, Ira and 22 others liked this
Jan de Weerd

Jan de Weerd

I enjoyed the ride, great description!

Tenuta Col d'Orcia

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2013

Medium garnet , quite a quite wide garnet rim . This is quite spiced on the nose with , some red cherries , spiced raspberries and sweet anise, liquorice, some notes dried herbal , black tea hints . On the palate this is medium bodied with quite high acidity , more spiced cherry , raspberry and herbal hints , with the sweet anise notes also . Not very long on the palate but quite well balanced . Spiced , sweet fruited profile, quite light in style for a Brunello. This is drinking well now and I wouldn’t leave it very much longer, no upside from here , enjoy over the next 3-4 years. Next day , showing a little more dried fruits and spice , anise , still hanging in there , but nothing to gain by keeping. — 8 days ago

Anthony, Andrew and 5 others liked this

Uccelliera

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2016

This producer is an underrated powerhouse. Always impressive. This is another excellent showing. Complex. Strong fruit. Power but with spice and earthy kick. Fantastic. I would give it a few more years. Should be even better. — 20 days ago

Tom, Jan and 14 others liked this

Campogiovanni (San Felice)

Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2020

Black cherry, raspberry preserves, currant, blackberry, vanilla and oak. Full-bodied and soft tannins. — 5 days ago