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BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO
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ALTESINO
Altesino Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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A very rich and elegant nose invited me into the glass but that's where it ended. Decent fruit, balance, and nice acid... read more
ANTINORI
Antinori Pian della Vigna Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Antinori's 2000 brunello from the Pian della Vigna estate exemplifies the best of both worlds, combining earthy and spi... read more
ANTINORI
Antinori Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino 2001
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Menthol, bing cherry extract, and peach blossom nose expand rapidly on the nose. Vanilla and black cherries dominate th... read more
ARGIANO
Argiano Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Amplified nose of black cherry and leather is immediately appealing but in the mouth the fruit is too much for this wine... read more
BANFI
Banfi Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Solid color and restrained classic nose of leather and cherry. Simple with ample structure.... read more
BANFI
Banfi Brunello di Montalcino 2003
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Black cherry, cola, and light leather and tobacco notes brood on this tightly wound nose. On the palate the attack is d... read more
BANFI
Banfi Poggio alle Mura Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Solid color and perfumed nose of cedar and smoked meats. Chocolate and blueberry dominate in the mouth. The wine's so... read more
BANFI
Banfi Poggio all'Oro Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1997
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Big time earth and wild game aromas dominate the persistent secondary nose of dried flowers, spearmint, and chocolate wh... read more
BARICCI
Baricci Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Big color leads to a surpisingly pleasant mushroom, mega-earth, and funky nose. Baricci's brunellos always run along t... read more
BIONDI-SANTI
Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino 2003
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From the esteemed estate that started the brunello craze in the 19th century comes a solid effort sporting a nose of bla... read more
CAMPOGIOVANNI
Campogiovanni Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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New oak dominates the nose and seems to overpower a solid layer of black fruit underneath. A bit loose in the mouth, th... read more
CAPANNA
Capanna Brunello di Montalcino 1999
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This is among my 3 favorite brunellos given its inky color, non-stop aromas and flavors of blackberry, sottobosco, and c... read more
CAPARZO
Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Deep earth and ripe cherries on nose. A bit racy on the palate with hints of raw meat. Tends towards rustic but tannin... read more
CAPARZO
Caparzo La Casa Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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The La Casa bottling from Caparzo never fails to smell pleasantly like mushrooms. This of course is supported by additi... read more
CASANOVA DI NERI
Casanova di Neri Cerretalto Brunello di Montalcino 1999
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Mega color. Sottobosco nose collides with ripe black plum fruit on nose. Packed with black fruit in mouth blackberry, ... read more
CASANOVA DI NERI
Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuovo Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Huge color. Rich, dense nose of raspberry and black currants with some cedar hints. Big structure and tanninc. Will n... read more
CASTELGIOCANDO
Castelgiocando Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Big color. Rich and dense nose, almost jammy and shows definite ripeness of vintage. An earth bomb shrouded in dark fr... read more
CASTIGLIONE DEL BOSCO
Castiglione del Bosco Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Big color, with nice attack of plum and ripe black cherry on palate. A full figured, rich wine that lacks complexity an... read more
CERBAIA
Cerbaia Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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CERBAIA
Cerbaia Vigna Cerbaia Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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CIACCI PICCOLOMINI
Ciacci Piccolomini Pianrosso Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Highly floral and fruited nose. Layers of ripe apple and blackberry fruit with an intense spine running through the mid... read more
COL D'ORCIA
Col D'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino 2002
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A fragrant nose of dried herbs and earth work to hide the black cherry and cinnamon underneath. Simple, food-friendly a... read more
COL D'ORCIA
Col D'Orcia Poggio al Vento Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1999
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This single-vineyard barnburner boasts an amplified and concentrated sexy nose of candied apples, caramel, vanilla, and ... read more
COLLEMATTONI
Collemattoni Brunello di Montalcino 2003
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Brooding nose with earth tones leading the band while black pepper, leather, and hickory notes lend a h... read more
FANTI
Fanti Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Solid nose of black raspberry and currant but oak is battling for nasal supremecy. Rich and full in the mouth with crea... read more
FATTOI
Fattoi Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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GREPPONE MAZZI
Greppone Mazzi Brunello di Montalcino 1999 Riserva
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Inky color and wood aromas (not new barrique though) on nose. Traditional sottobosco in mouth but tannins are competing ... read more
GREPPONE MAZZI
Greppone Mazzi Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Solid effort which sports a rich, extracted floral nose and deep color. Balanced in mouth with textbook cherry and blac... read more
GREPPONE MAZZI
Greppone Mazzi Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2001
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Rich nose of chocolate and hazelnut blend easily with the sottobosco and dark berry aromas. A lus... read more
IL MARRONETO
Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Ripe cherry nose. Simple in mouth with adequate wild berry and cedar notes. Balanced but somewhat short finish perhaps... read more
IL MARRONETO
Il Marroneto Madonna d. Grazie Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Deep color with a loaded nose of sottobosco and mushroom. Roasted apple and cherry on the nose with a big black palate ... read more
IL PARADISO DI FRASSINA
Il Paradiso di Frassina Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Ample nose of sottobosco leads into an elegant display of strawberry, cherry, and leather in the mouth. Elegant and ref... read more
IL PARADISO DI MANFREDI
Il Paradiso di Manfredi Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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IL POGGIOLO
Il Poggiolo Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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IL POGGIOLO
Il Poggiolo Terra Rossa Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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IL POGGIONE
Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Dried fruit and slightly oxydized wet leafy nose. A gang of ripe fruit in the mouth but not terribly structured or focu... read more
LA FORNACE
La Fornace Brunello di Montalcino 2003
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A penetrating and inviting nose of ripe red cherry and blackberry extract light-up the nose while hints... read more
LA FUGA
La Fuga Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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The 2000 brunello sports an overtly earthy nose that is supported by plenty of ripe black and red fruit in the mouth. Th... read more
LA FUGA
La Fuga Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Interesting aging of 20% of this wine in 3 year old barrique. No hints of oak on nose just pure earthy cherry and black... read more
LA FUGA
La Fuga Brunello di Montalcino 2001
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La Fuga's 2001 brunello boasts a focused nose of wild mushrooms, black-cherry ice cream, with hints of... read more
LA FUGA
La Fuga Le Due Sorelle Brunello di Montalcino 1999
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Big color for brunello and then follows with exotic nose of peaches and strawberries with classic cherry and leather und... read more
LA GERLA
La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Oh my, what a bouquet the 2000 brunello from La Gerla is sportin! Here you will find a huge sottobosco filled nose with... read more
LA GERLA
La Gerla Dei Angeli Brunello di Montepulciano Riserva 1999
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La Gerla's 1999 Dei Angeli riserva, a limited production effort from vineyards of the original part of this small estat... read more
LA PODERINA
La Poderina Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Though rather simple, the 2000 brunello is a fruit driven solid effort that is made in a modern style, complete with hin... read more
LISINI
Lisini Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Lisini's 2000 brunello strikes an impressive balance between delivering concentrated layers of mature red and black fru... read more
LISINI
Lisini Ugolaia Brunello di Montepulciano Riserva 1999
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Lisini's 1999 brunello riserva is marked by a rather funky nose of leather, barnyard, bluberries, and blackberries. In ... read more
MASTROJANNI
Mastrojanni Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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The 2000 brunello offers up aromas of pine and cedar wrapped up with plums and cherries. On the palate, impressions of ... read more
MASTROJANNI
Mastrojanni Schiena d'Asino Brunello di Montepulciano Riserva 1999
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The 1999 riserva Schiena d'Asino is an awesome example of a single vineyard wine that taste like it’s from a dist... read more
NARDI
Nardi Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Pleasantly earthy-funk nose and like the rosso, correctly made but lacks excitement or personality. Sound sottobosco an... read more
NARDI
Nardi Manachiara Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2000
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Big, rich, lengthy nose. Textbook flavors of black cherry, leather, and sottobosco but impressive for its balance integr... read more
PALAZZO
Palazzo Brunello di Montalcino 2003
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It's enough to just keep your nose in the glass of this attractive big earth, tobacco leaf, cocoa, and manure aroma fil... read more
PODERE LA VIGNA
Podere La Vigna Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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The 2000 brunello is already starting to show a bit of age around the edges which makes me believe there may have been a... read more
POGGIO ANTICO
Poggio Antico Altero Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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The base wine being from the classico brunello 2000, the Altero 2000 sports a highly seductive nose of vanilla and cinam... read more
POGGIO ANTICO
Poggio Antico Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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For those looking for a texbook styled brunello, look no further than the 2000 brunello. The wine has a focused nose of... read more
POGGIO DI SOTTO
Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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The 2000 brunello has textbook aromas of sottobosco and raspberry that invites you into the glass where you will be hit ... read more
SALICUTTI
Salicutti Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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SAN FILIPO
San Filipo Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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The 2000 Brunello will be an early maturing wine as shown by the slight discoloration for such a young wine. However, t... read more
SAN GIORGIO
San Giorgio Ugolforte Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Just over 1000 cases were produced of the single vineyard 2000 Ugolforte. The elegant bouquet, dominated by peaches, ch... read more
SESTA DI SOPRA
Sesta di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino
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I really dig the wines coming out of this micro winery in Montalcino. Small hand-crafted but delivering on all points i... read more
SIRO PACENTI
Siro Pacenti Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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The 2000 brunello is a solid effort offering an ample nose of sottobosco, asian spices, tangerine, and plums followed up... read more
TALENTI
Talenti Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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New oak on nose (40% new oak used) somewhat overwhelms the other aromas but there's tons of ripe black and red fruit in... read more
TALENTI
Talenti Vigna del Paretaio Brunello di Montalcino
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Talenti likes to let the vineyard speak for itself and although there's a liberal use of wood the wines have plenty of ... read more
TENIMENTI ANGELINI-VAL DI SUGA
Tenimenti Angelini Brunello di Montalcino
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Not terribly exciting. Long on the nose but rustic in the mouth. Firm but fair and already starting to show some age a... read more
TENIMENTI ANGELINI-VAL DI SUGA
Tenimenti Angelini Spuntali Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Single southern exposure vineyards. New oak evident on nose without being overwhelming. Amped, ripe nose and extremely... read more
TENIMENTI ANGELINI-VAL DI SUGA
Tenimenti Angelini Vigna del lago Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Elegant nose with plenty of structure in the mouth to support the dense core of ripe fruit. Blackberry and plum dominat... read more
TENUTA SILVIO NARDI
Tenuta Silvio Nardi Brunello di Montalcino 2001
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Earth and mushroom notes coupled with leather and blackberry underneath dominate the nose. The high, striking acid atta... read more
UCCELLIERA
Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Big, bold, earthy and fruit nose. Dusty tannins on finish of long stretch of black cherry, roasted dates, and sottobosc... read more
UCCELLIERA
Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1999
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Very ripe nose and color is already starting to show signs of oxidation. On the palate flavors are all over the place bu... read more
VAL DI SUGA
Val di Suga Brunello di Montalcino 2001
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Beautifully rich, earthy notes mingled in with hints of vanilla explode on the nose. Sweet oak, racy acids, and grippy ... read more
VALDICAVA
Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Huge color and huge aromas of earth, chocolate, black cherry, leather, and sottobosco. Rich, complete, power, finesse, ... read more
VALDICAVA
Valdicava Madonna del Piano Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 1999
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Just when you think brunello could not get any better, here you go. Vincenzo Abbruzzese should be arrested for producing... read more
VILLA LE PRATA
Villa Le Prata Brunello di Montalcino
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Fantasticly focused and rich nose of cocoa, ripe plums, and blackberry. Huge in mouth but showing balance and a hint of... read more
VILLA POGGIO SALVI
Villa Poggio Salvi Brunello di Montalcino 2000
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Classic yet underwhelming nose with a solid core of sottobosco and black cherry on the palate. Straight forward, a mild... read more
POGGIO SALVI
Villa Poggio Salvi Brunello di Montalcino 2003
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The multi-tiered layers of kirsch and spicy pipe tobacco nose with leather and tar standing on the side... read more
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