Readers looking for an accessible, easy to drink Brunello will want to check out Pinino’s 2003 Brunello di Montalcino. This mid-weight, classically-styled Brunello shows attractive ripe red fruit with excellent length and lovely overall balance. It offers plenty of drinking enjoyment in a smaller-scaled style, much in the same way a top-level village Burgundy might. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2018. Importers: Domace Vino LLC, Shoreview, MN; tel. (612) 501-5799; TGIC Imports, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA; tel. (415) 595-6244; Worldwide Wines, North Haven, CT; tel. (800) 922-6525 - 324; 55 Degrees, Cleveland, OH; tel. (216) 658-9463; Wine Emporium, Brooklyn, NY; tel. (718) 486-3913

Nicely balanced for the vintage, with aromas and flavors of plum, berry and nutty oak. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and lots of vanilla coming through on the finish. Best after 2009. 2,540 cases made, 1,300 cases imported.??–JS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add