Sweet blackberry and cherry aromas, with a hint of vanilla. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and chewy tannins. There's a lot underneath this wine. Huge density. Wonderful balance. Best wine ever from this small and serious producer. Best after 2012. 1,085 cases made, 700 cases imported.??–JS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add

Ripe, warm earthy fruit. Ripe, almost sweet attack, smooth middle, nicely balanced finish.

You get a mouthful here: clove, spice, balsam tones, cola, eucalyptus and black fruit all come pouring out of the glass. The wine boasts an immediate and vertical rush on the senses that leaves long and lingering impressions of smoked bacon and fennel seed.——M.L.(6/1/2009)—— 90