Voliero
Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Decanted three hours before service. The 2013 pours, a deep garnet color with a near opaque, core medium+ viscosity with very light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of dark cherry, leather, tomato leaf, black tea, cocoa, dry dusty earth and old wood. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the wine has a medium+ finish. The last five years has been very kind to the 2013 Voliero. Drink now with a long decant and through 2033 with ease.
Decanted three hours before service. The 2013 pours, a deep garnet color with a near opaque, core medium+ viscosity with very light staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of dark cherry, leather, tomato leaf, black tea, cocoa, dry dusty earth and old wood. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose, the wine has a medium+ finish. The last five years has been very kind to the 2013 Voliero. Drink now with a long decant and through 2033 with ease.
Oct 15th, 2024Brought from our cellar. I stopped off at the house to pull the cork over my lunch break in anticipation of this requiring some air. Tight, as I suspected. Decanted five hours before returning it to the bottle for transport to the restaurant. At Monarch, they returned it to a swan decanter and it sat another two hours. Ultimately it was poured to accompany the 45-day dry-aged Wagyu Prime Rib-Eye. Hell yeah! This was snappy red and dark fruits, black tea, dried herbs, crushed gravel...awesome body...sexy structure. The finish lasts for over a minute. Exquisite! Give these time.
Brought from our cellar. I stopped off at the house to pull the cork over my lunch break in anticipation of this requiring some air. Tight, as I suspected. Decanted five hours before returning it to the bottle for transport to the restaurant. At Monarch, they returned it to a swan decanter and it sat another two hours. Ultimately it was poured to accompany the 45-day dry-aged Wagyu Prime Rib-Eye. Hell yeah! This was snappy red and dark fruits, black tea, dried herbs, crushed gravel...awesome body...sexy structure. The finish lasts for over a minute. Exquisite! Give these time.
Feb 9th, 2019
Bright red with a pale rim. Knockout aromas and flavors of spicy red cherry, licorice, cedar and aromatic herbs. Clean, ripe and round, with saline nuances lingering nicely on the smooth but very lively finish. A classic Brunello from Voliero. (Ian D'Agata, Vinous, April 2018)
Bright red with a pale rim. Knockout aromas and flavors of spicy red cherry, licorice, cedar and aromatic herbs. Clean, ripe and round, with saline nuances lingering nicely on the smooth but very lively finish. A classic Brunello from Voliero. (Ian D'Agata, Vinous, April 2018)
1 person found it helpfulApr 4th, 2018
Nice garnet color with a little apparent oxidized edge. Fresh strawberries and red licorice on the nose. Bright and acidic but well rounded. Long finish and a little tart aftertaste. Very pleasant delicious wine drunk alone or paired with food. Really nice with veal meatballs and a light pasta.
Nice garnet color with a little apparent oxidized edge. Fresh strawberries and red licorice on the nose. Bright and acidic but well rounded. Long finish and a little tart aftertaste. Very pleasant delicious wine drunk alone or paired with food. Really nice with veal meatballs and a light pasta.
Apr 9th, 2021
