San Giorgio
Ugolforte Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Not much happening on the nose, except the light scent of dried wildflowers. Nothing much happening on the front of the palate either. If I leave it on the tip of my tongue, I pick up a faint taste of ripe cherries. A light to medium tannic structure. Not much happens until the back of the palate when we get a sharp short shock of bitter citrusy high notes that linger on the finish. Compared to other 2020 Brunellos this wine doesn’t stand out. Very watery. I’ll see if it develops in the bottle overnight. There’s nothing offensive about it, but my initial reaction is: meh.
24 hours after I opened the bottle, the nose gets a little funky with a hint of portobello mushrooms. Weird. But the rest of the wine’s tannins wake up. It’s so much more intense and pleasurable wine after uncorking it and waiting 24 hours. After opening it and lay and breathe for an hour I gave it an 8.8, but now I’d rate it at about a 9.3. As it is, I’ll average out my ratings and give it a 9.1. Definitely let it breathe for a long time!
Not much happening on the nose, except the light scent of dried wildflowers. Nothing much happening on the front of the palate either. If I leave it on the tip of my tongue, I pick up a faint taste of ripe cherries. A light to medium tannic structure. Not much happens until the back of the palate when we get a sharp short shock of bitter citrusy high notes that linger on the finish. Compared to other 2020 Brunellos this wine doesn’t stand out. Very watery. I’ll see if it develops in the bottle overnight. There’s nothing offensive about it, but my initial reaction is: meh.
24 hours after I opened the bottle, the nose gets a little funky with a hint of portobello mushrooms. Weird. But the rest of the wine’s tannins wake up. It’s so much more intense and pleasurable wine after uncorking it and waiting 24 hours. After opening it and lay and breathe for an hour I gave it an 8.8, but now I’d rate it at about a 9.3. As it is, I’ll average out my ratings and give it a 9.1. Definitely let it breathe for a long time!
2020 vintage. Medium/medium-heavy body. Shy bouquet. Great melding of flavors already tho. Showing nicely for a prettier, speed bump-free Brunello effort. 3.11.26.
2020 vintage. Medium/medium-heavy body. Shy bouquet. Great melding of flavors already tho. Showing nicely for a prettier, speed bump-free Brunello effort. 3.11.26.
Mar 11th, 2026
This was absolutely delightful on day one, day two, and day three. On pop and pour the aroma was pleasant and on the palate it was so well balanced and full bodied it just made me happy all three days. I didn’t want to spoil the experience with analyzing the flavor components. Let’s just say it represented Brunello very well and held up strong over all three days. I’m a new fan of this producer.
This was absolutely delightful on day one, day two, and day three. On pop and pour the aroma was pleasant and on the palate it was so well balanced and full bodied it just made me happy all three days. I didn’t want to spoil the experience with analyzing the flavor components. Let’s just say it represented Brunello very well and held up strong over all three days. I’m a new fan of this producer.
Jun 7th, 2025
