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2019 Tassi Brunello di Montalcino Giuseppe

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RATINGS

97The Wine Advocate

...has a dusty quality with petrichor and crushed stone. Those mineral tones frame a core of wild cherry, redcurrant, small forest berries, grilled herb and pressed blue flower...very refined and elegant...tannins are almost glossy or polished in a delicate, tactile manner.

97Jeb Dunnuck

...reveals seamless notes of cherry liqueur, mocha, licorice, and pine. Medium to full-bodied on the palate...long and elegant, with ripe tannins, pure concentration, great persistence, and outstanding depth...a bit of warmth on the finish, but it’s fantastically balanced...

93Vinous / IWC

Dusty and floral...opens with a burst of exotic spices and incense giving way to dried black cherries and hints of ground ginger. This sweeps across the palate with silky textures and ripe red berry fruits, all guided by a stream of cooling acidity. It's gently tannic and potent, yet leaves the mouth watering for more as nuances of licorice and spice slowly taper off.

93James Suckling

Attractive fruit character with ripe berries and plums as well as notes of spices, coffee beans and sandalwood. It’s broad on the palate with a medium to full body and a very fine texture to its tannins that in the end results in a chalky, chewy feeling. Even and long with walnut and cedar notes at the very end.

92Decanter Magazine (points)

REGION

Italy, Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello di Montalcino is regarded as one of Italy’s best appellations. Located in south central Tuscany below Chianti, the wines of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are made of a Sangiovese clone called “brunello,” which means “little dark one,” a reference to the brown tones in the skin of the grape. Unlike some Tuscan appellations that allow other grapes to be blended with Sangiovese, Brunello di Montalcino is entirely Sangiovese. Montalcino itself is a picturesque, hill-top town not especially well known for wine production until the mid-19th century, when a local vineyard owner isolated the brunello clone and planted it. Other growers followed suit. Nevertheless it wasn’t until 1970s that wine enthusiasts started paying attention to Brunello di Montalcino, which by then was becoming an outstanding wine. Today there are 120 estates in the DOCG, up from about 25 estates in 1975. Brunellos in general are bigger, darker, more tannic and more powerful wines than Chiantis or most other Sangioveses. By law they must be aged for four years, and two of those years must be in wooden barrels.

VINTAGE

2019 Tassi Brunello di Montalcino Giuseppe