La Palazzetta (flavio Fanti)
La Palazzetta (Flavio Fanti)
Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2015
I got to enjoy the 1997 La Palazetta Riserva back in 2020 and it was still showing signs of youth. I loved it.
@Jay Kline - I vacuum-sealed it and revisited 24 hours later. Oxidative notes were prominent and it was so astringent as to be undrinkable
@Tom Casagrande bummer 😔
La Palazzetta (Flavio Fanti)
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La Palazzetta (Flavio Fanti)
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La Palazzetta (Flavio Fanti)
Rosso di Montalcino Sangiovese 2017
Bright and fresh cherry. — 6 years ago
Tom Casagrande
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. — 5 days ago