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Castiglion del Bosco Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese 2016
The complexity and beauty to this is really something with cherry, walnut, tobacco and cigar-box character. Sweet cherries. It’s full-bodied and deep with super intensity and power. Layered and beautiful. Really refined tannins. Some whole-berry fermentation gives this added character. Goes on for minutes. Try after 2025. James Suckling
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Sweet spices, roses and dusty stone give way to rubbed sage and rosemary as the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino slowly evolves in the glass. This is pure elegance, silky-smooth and supple with a mineral tinge that adds a lovely depth to its black cherry fruit as brisk acidity adds a lovely tension. Saline minerals cascade throughout as a tinge of orange mingles with gritty tannins, and liquid stone notes linger through the long and staining finale. (Eric Guido, Vinous, December 2023)
Sweet spices, roses and dusty stone give way to rubbed sage and rosemary as the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino slowly evolves in the glass. This is pure elegance, silky-smooth and supple with a mineral tinge that adds a lovely depth to its black cherry fruit as brisk acidity adds a lovely tension. Saline minerals cascade throughout as a tinge of orange mingles with gritty tannins, and liquid stone notes linger through the long and staining finale. (Eric Guido, Vinous, December 2023)
9.5
John Howard
Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries
Just beautiful. Absolutely killer with our wagyu beef and black trumpet linguini.
Just beautiful. Absolutely killer with our wagyu beef and black trumpet linguini.
9.6Val Jencks
Easy drinkable, good body.
Easy drinkable, good body.
10
Ted
Superb Brunello. Lots of ripe cherry with a wisp of chocolate. Sipping slowly to have with Gnocchi.
Superb Brunello. Lots of ripe cherry with a wisp of chocolate. Sipping slowly to have with Gnocchi.
9.5
Vanessa
This is a medium ruby wine with developing notes of blackberry compote, blueberry, violet, nutmeg, clove, tobacco, cedar, leather, and wet earth. On the palate this wine is dry, with medium acidity, a medium(+) body, high alcohol (14%), medium(+) tannins, and medium intensity of flavors consistent with the nose. The finish is medium(+). Cheers to this delish Brunello!!
This is a medium ruby wine with developing notes of blackberry compote, blueberry, violet, nutmeg, clove, tobacco, cedar, leather, and wet earth. On the palate this wine is dry, with medium acidity, a medium(+) body, high alcohol (14%), medium(+) tannins, and medium intensity of flavors consistent with the nose. The finish is medium(+). Cheers to this delish Brunello!!
9.0
Jamie Testa
So good! Fruity: cheery aftertaste
So good! Fruity: cheery aftertaste
10John Beebe
The best.
The best.
9.6
William Leslie
Unfortunately it was a bit corked, easily seen and smelled on the cork. Those comments aside… dark cherry is abundant, with cedar lingering. Peeper characteristics are really faint as you roll the wine, but I chalk this up to the corking. I’ll try again. Hoping the tannin/dryness gets better.
Unfortunately it was a bit corked, easily seen and smelled on the cork. Those comments aside… dark cherry is abundant, with cedar lingering. Peeper characteristics are really faint as you roll the wine, but I chalk this up to the corking. I’ll try again. Hoping the tannin/dryness gets better.
8.7John Beebe
Mid level - very good
Mid level - very good
9.0
K. Syrah
2016: Well-made but drinking very young, with firm tannins only partly giving way to sour cherry fruit and minerals. Suckling gave this a 99 (!); I’m not sure there is the richness or body to warrant that but will be plenty of time to find out. $55+.
2016: Well-made but drinking very young, with firm tannins only partly giving way to sour cherry fruit and minerals. Suckling gave this a 99 (!); I’m not sure there is the richness or body to warrant that but will be plenty of time to find out. $55+.
9.1
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