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  • Country ranking ?

    328
  • Producer ranking ?

    25
  • Decanting time

    1h30min
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    farm-raised chicken supreme stuffed with foie gras

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The Story

Biondi-Santi also thinks that Brunello is one of the world’s longest-lasting wines:
“Even though Italian wine legislation requires that Brunello be matured in barrels for two years and in bottles for four to six months, we allow our wine to age for five to six years before bottling. We traditionally use Slovenian barrels, which further enhance the longevity of the wine. Then we cellar the Brunello in bottles for at least another two years bef...

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Wine Information

“We are facing a vintage with a slender profile that displays a definite herbal freshness. It is a graceful vintage, slightly more concentrated compared to the 2013, that is distinguished by its elegance and tertiary scents. The very intense structure remains perfectly balanced and enhances the complexity and the aromas of this wine.” – Jacopo Biondi Santi

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Ruby red and Bright

ending

Medium and Gentle

flavors

Licorice, Cherry, Leather, Earthy and Spice

nose

Intense and Charming

taste

Balanced, Medium-bodied, Elegant, Perfumed and Silky tannins

Verdict

Fine

Written Notes

Luminous bright pale red. The inviting nose offers redcurrant, sour red cherry, licorice, flint and violet aromas. Then slightly richer and riper than the flinty-floral nose suggests, with musky flavors of red fruit and sweet spices complicated by hints of loam. Closes long, musky and smooth.

  • 92p

Bright ruby. Red berries, cherries, some anise, liquorice, light floral note, a denser nose for Rosso. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, some spices, detailed and elegant, denser palate as well, long if a bit narrower finish. 90

  • 90p
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Origin

Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany
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