La Cerbaiola di Salvioni Giulio
Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Bright, clear, in a perfect spot...
So... frigging... good...!
Bright, clear, in a perfect spot...
So... frigging... good...!
Deep black core, ruby mid section, starting to show some autumnal browning in the edges.
First sniff is a little murky, soupy. But this blows away after aeration and then a very quiet, sophisticated, graceful bouquet is revealed, hinting at cigars, black olive, sundried tomato, spicebox, fatty Ibericoham, black cherries and plumpudding. Terrific concentration on the palate! Silky soft and smooooth, cinnamon, milk chocolate, leather, discrete notes of oak and garden herbs all coalesce into the very long, echoing finish. Did I already mention this has sheer perfect acidity? An androgynous wine, masculine and feminine at the same time. A home run in this so-so vintage.
Deep black core, ruby mid section, starting to show some autumnal browning in the edges.
First sniff is a little murky, soupy. But this blows away after aeration and then a very quiet, sophisticated, graceful bouquet is revealed, hinting at cigars, black olive, sundried tomato, spicebox, fatty Ibericoham, black cherries and plumpudding. Terrific concentration on the palate! Silky soft and smooooth, cinnamon, milk chocolate, leather, discrete notes of oak and garden herbs all coalesce into the very long, echoing finish. Did I already mention this has sheer perfect acidity? An androgynous wine, masculine and feminine at the same time. A home run in this so-so vintage.
Still very youthful but so good. Burlat cherry, earthy notes with a gentle tannic backbone. Really good and old school
Still very youthful but so good. Burlat cherry, earthy notes with a gentle tannic backbone. Really good and old school
Dec 25th, 2015
