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2013 Tenimenti Angelini - Val di Suga Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Lago

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June 19, 2022 - $33

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RATINGS

93+ The Wine Advocate

...sharper and glossier with fragrant tones of wild berry and rose hip. The acidity is more pronounced, giving this wine beautifully contoured edges.

93Vinous / IWC

Cool-toned yet full of ripe dark berries...textures are soft, pliant, almost fleshy in feel, with polished black fruits and nuances of sweet tobacco that form toward the close...finish is long and lightly structured...lovely expression...

92James Suckling

...opens up quickly with air to reveal orange peel, dried red cherries, cedar and paprika. Medium to full body, fine and silky tannins, beautiful acidity and a medium-chewy finish.

91Wine Enthusiast

Aromas of fragrant blue flower, mature plum, leather and tobacco emerge...full-bodied palate offers crushed black raspberry, ripe Marasca cherry, orange zest and baking spice set against a tannic backbone.

90Wine Spectator

Macerated cherry, plum, licorice, tar and tobacco flavors...linear in profile, with a dense finish. Stays vibrant, revealing echoes of tar and tobacco.

16.5Jancis Robinson

Mid ruby with orange tinges. Brooding and subdued nose... Firm, bitter-sweet tannins that do not overwhelm the 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.