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2011 Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino

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October 24, 2021 - $44

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RATINGS

93James Suckling

...plenty of ripe fruit and tannins yet polished and refined. Full body. Clean and fruity. Bright is the word to describe it.

91Wine Enthusiast

Loaded with underbrush sensations...opens with aromas of porcini mushroom, truffle, charred soil and a whiff of baked plum....big, generous palate offers fleshy black cherry, vanilla, a confectionary note and a hint of game alongside ripe tannins.

90+ The Wine Advocate

The bouquet is delicately endowed with wild berry, spice, balsam herb and pressed blue flower. Together these aromas make up a classic profile for Brunello. The wine delivers similar consistency in the mouth thanks to its silky tannins, bright acidity and long persistence. This is a fine expression.

90Wine Spectator

Black cherry, plum, vanilla and caramel notes mark this broad red. Granular tannins shape the finish, with underbrush and sweet spice accents.

15.5Jancis Robinson

Heady oak and fruit nose... Chocolatey cherry with some brightness and lots of tannins, backed up by sweet fruit.

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.