The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino is downright gorgeous. The wine is inward-looking at the very beginning, but it quickly revs up to deliver soaring intensity and profound elegance. It goes from first to sixth gear in seconds and grabs all your attention and admiration in the process. The bouquet reads like a textbook Sangiovese, with wild berry, rose hip, pressed violets, cola, balsam herb, licorice and cigar ash. The bouquet underlines the wine's enormous finesse and pedigree, but the mouthfeel is all about frankness, directness and power. This is a naked and pure Brunello that glows bright with confidence and pride.

A streak of cherry runs through the center of this red, surrounded by plum, leather, tobacco and saline notes. This is dense and long, with echoes of tobacco and mineral extending on the lively finish. Best from 2022 through 2037. 1,250 cases made, 60 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add