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Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese

9.037 ratings
9.17 pro ratings
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Sangiovese
Top Notes For
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.8

VA, very ripe, tar. Mature.

VA, very ripe, tar. Mature.

May 8th, 2017
Peter van den Besselaar

Vintage 2004

Vintage 2004

Dec 13th, 2016
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.0

Nice sweet and sour cherries, at times liquor like, ripe blackberries, dusty limestone, slight tar quality, elegant and smooth.

Nice sweet and sour cherries, at times liquor like, ripe blackberries, dusty limestone, slight tar quality, elegant and smooth.

Jan 9th, 2016
David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

8.9

Dry sour cherries cranberries, strawberries, tannin tar, black licorice, saddlewood, wood dust, acidity could be better, a quirky herbaceousness. Still needs some time in bottle.

Dry sour cherries cranberries, strawberries, tannin tar, black licorice, saddlewood, wood dust, acidity could be better, a quirky herbaceousness. Still needs some time in bottle.

Aug 1st, 2015
Greg Stobbe

Dried dark fruit, including tastes of black cherry, dates and plum. This is a MOST amazing Brunello. Super silky. Wow!

Dried dark fruit, including tastes of black cherry, dates and plum. This is a MOST amazing Brunello. Super silky. Wow!

May 15th, 2014
Joe DAscoli

Very lovely. Well balanced. Tannins were nice and soft. Warm red fruits came off with some airtime and this was very pleasant to drink. Little rougher second day from ETO but still pretty good. Glad I waited on this bottle

Very lovely. Well balanced. Tannins were nice and soft. Warm red fruits came off with some airtime and this was very pleasant to drink. Little rougher second day from ETO but still pretty good. Glad I waited on this bottle

Jan 14th, 2021
Joe DAscoli

Old wedding present. Not bad

Old wedding present. Not bad

Jun 19th, 2020
Laith A

Great Brunello .. nicely aged.. golden Terra-cotta in color with notes of olives, fig, earthy mushrooms with subdued fruit flavors!

Great Brunello .. nicely aged.. golden Terra-cotta in color with notes of olives, fig, earthy mushrooms with subdued fruit flavors!

Jan 27th, 2019
Morris Birnbaum

Feeling it’s age. Cedar.

Feeling it’s age. Cedar.

Mar 11th, 2018
Anthony J. Gattuso

Very good - dry, bold- aged well. Drank with linguine alla pirata, but probably pairs better with a beef dish.

Very good - dry, bold- aged well. Drank with linguine alla pirata, but probably pairs better with a beef dish.

Feb 25th, 2017