Brought this back from Italy in 2015, finally enjoying — 10 months ago
Grippy, tea-like orange, kinda like a flat Arnold Palmer or something. “Forty year old vines planted over sandy, alluvial soils in Ammerschwihr. The fruit was fermented as whole bunches for a fortnight before being pressed off to vats for a short élevage.” — 3 years ago
With some of the entry-level Brunelli like this one, it’s a tough call when to open them. In my experience many try to play in the big leagues by overextracting. This one’s always been on the tannic, somewhat astringent side, so you want to wait to allow the tannins to drop and for it to settle down, but you don’t want to wait so long that the fruit dries up. I think this is about as good as it’s going to get. The fruit is still there, and the astringency is abating a bit. Still tannic. Good acids. Should go well with a simple pasta with tomato and sausage sauce.
UPDATE: After 24 hours under a vacuum seal, it was so astringent as to be nearly undrinkable, to my taste. — 3 months ago
Brings back fond memories of tasting at this winery. Good fruit flavors. Low acidity. — 5 years ago
I recalled this as a sweet desert wine, but oh man I didn’t recall how much this was like and Italian port… so good. — 10 months ago
スッキリとしつつ?華やかさもある — 2 years ago
Another surprise from the Italian tasting — 4 years ago
Norma Normington
Amazing Brunello. Easy to drink and pair with just about anything. Deliciously flavorful yet quite delicate. Acquired through Molesini wine club - imported directly from Italy 💗 — 4 days ago