Altesino's two sensational 1990 Brunellos, the Brunello di Montalcino and the Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli, offer intense perfumes of jammy cherry fruit, tobacco, smoke, herbs, and licorice, immense richness and extraction of flavor, full body, and gobs of glycerin and alcohol. The single vineyard Montosoli possesses a thicker, richer texture, more depth and length, and a slightly more focused personality. Both can be drunk today, but promise to evolve for 10-20 years. A Leonardo Lo Cascio Selection, Winebow, Hohokus, NJ; tel. (201) 445-0620

Offering an effusive bouquet of truffle, plum and black cherry, this is even fresher than the La Casa '90. This still has time to give, with fine tannins and a long, fruit- and spice-flecked aftertaste.—Non-blind Altesino/Caparzo Retrospective (April 2022). Drink now through 2035. 1,000 cases made.??–BS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add