Tenuta Monolo
Riserva Bramaterra Nebbiolo Blend
Italy
Glorious nose of fresh woodshop shavings, dried cherry and dried roses plus smoke and wet earth. Also tree bark. The full mature nebbiolo symphony in effect. Cigar, tobacco, and so much more. This is singing. Some fresh mid season cherries are emerging with some coaxing. Gorgeous loamy minerality. What a nose. 9.5 nose for now. Juicy palate with high acidity and. blend of early season and sour cherries. Stunning purity and finesse. This is so so classy. Now with air the nose is getting layered and more complex. Tbis is a 9.6 now. Wow this is amazing. The finesse is top notch and the fruit is youthening up as it airs. Benjamin Button wine! Velvety tannins and sweet and sour cherry fruit. Complexity explosion on the finish. Simply stunning. After 24 hours the nose is riper but also has complex tertiary aromas that are very floral and loamy. Really so clear and vivid. So juicy and clean and wonderful finesse and unreal fruit. Maybe the best fruit out of all of these vintages. 9.5 to 9.6 overnight.
Glorious nose of fresh woodshop shavings, dried cherry and dried roses plus smoke and wet earth. Also tree bark. The full mature nebbiolo symphony in effect. Cigar, tobacco, and so much more. This is singing. Some fresh mid season cherries are emerging with some coaxing. Gorgeous loamy minerality. What a nose. 9.5 nose for now. Juicy palate with high acidity and. blend of early season and sour cherries. Stunning purity and finesse. This is so so classy. Now with air the nose is getting layered and more complex. Tbis is a 9.6 now. Wow this is amazing. The finesse is top notch and the fruit is youthening up as it airs. Benjamin Button wine! Velvety tannins and sweet and sour cherry fruit. Complexity explosion on the finish. Simply stunning. After 24 hours the nose is riper but also has complex tertiary aromas that are very floral and loamy. Really so clear and vivid. So juicy and clean and wonderful finesse and unreal fruit. Maybe the best fruit out of all of these vintages. 9.5 to 9.6 overnight.
Jan 20th, 2024Wow is nose a smokeshow out of the gates. Huge chestnut, smoke, cuban cigar, light cherry that will get more defined with air, mesquite bbq, burnt charcoal, dedicated leaves, loam and sea air. So evocative and truly a scene in nature type nose. Wow what a palate. So juicy and vibrant but still needs air for fruit to round into place and become fully expressive. The tannins are elegant and sweet. This has the best acidity and freshness of any Gilodi so far. Gorgeous textures and such delicate yet refined mid to early season cherry fruit. Long and super tangy finish with great lift. Outstanding. But will vastly improve over the next 36 hours. I’ll keep updating.
Wow is nose a smokeshow out of the gates. Huge chestnut, smoke, cuban cigar, light cherry that will get more defined with air, mesquite bbq, burnt charcoal, dedicated leaves, loam and sea air. So evocative and truly a scene in nature type nose. Wow what a palate. So juicy and vibrant but still needs air for fruit to round into place and become fully expressive. The tannins are elegant and sweet. This has the best acidity and freshness of any Gilodi so far. Gorgeous textures and such delicate yet refined mid to early season cherry fruit. Long and super tangy finish with great lift. Outstanding. But will vastly improve over the next 36 hours. I’ll keep updating.
Dec 6th, 2023