This is a muscular wine with sweet-blackberry fruit upfront, followed by clove, cinnamon, toasted nut, tobacco and leather. The texture is layered and rich with loads of chocolate and ripe fruit that renders a soft, ripe touch to the finish. — (5/1/2013) —91

La Fortuna Brunello shows a distinctive nose with a vein of sweet spice that holds up the plump fruit. You’ll find rum cake, cinnamon bun, Christmas spice and chocolate-covered cherry. It’s soft, plush and rich on the finish, with a lingering note of sweetness that drives its cheerful personality. ——M.L.(5/1/2012)—— 94

Italians use the word “piacione” to describe a wine with irresistible intensity, softness and complexity. This is a piacione, or super-pleasurable wine, in the most positive meaning of the word. It shows loads of depth, personality and endurance. You’ll love the vanilla chocolate and bright cherry finish. ——M.L.(4/1/2011)—— 93

Here’s a fortunate Brunello that is redolent of all the best aromas the wine has to offer: blackberry, plump cherry, pressed violets and exotic spice. There’s a slightly sweet and pulpy quality to the mouthfeel that helps drive this wine smoothly over the palate. ——M.L.(10/1/2010)—— 91

La Fortuna shows beautiful balance with pretty mineral nuances that stay delicately in the background of black fruit, wild berries, new leather and licorice. The mouthfeel is bright and filled with lively fruit flavors with firm structure and a long finish.——M.L.(6/1/2009)—— 92