Exceptionally spicy on the nose, with forest floor, leather and pepper as well as ample berry fruit. Round and likable, with plum, chocolate, vanilla and toast flavors. What brings this wine up is that it has a few levels of complexity. The finish, for example, is at first juicy. But then it runs long and spicy. Rock-solid Brunello from a consistent producer. Imported by Kobrand. ——M.S.(7/1/2005)—— 91