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2007 Terralsole Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

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May 19, 2024 - $51

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RATINGS

94Wine Enthusiast

...modern and deeply layered Brunello with soft cherry and tobacco aromas backed by chocolate, cookie dough, caramel, licorice and even a touch of dusty white pepper. The chewy pulpiness of the fruit is very attractive, giving the wine extra intensity and softness in the mouth.

92James Suckling

A wine with dried fruits and hints of nuts and spices. Medium to full body, with well-integrated tannins and a fruity finish.

91The Wine Advocate

...bursts from the glass with an exotic melange of dark fruit, cloves, French oak, spices and menthol. A rich, voluptuous wine, the 2007 is ready to drink today, especially with a little aeration. Layers of fruit continue to build to a huge, textured finish with substantial depth and power. Sweet floral and spice notes add lift on the close.

91+ Vinous / IWC

Slightly high-toned, inviting aromas of dark cherry, strawberry, minerals & lavender, with a hint of game emerging. Then juicy, tight & precise with impressive energy to its deep dark fruit flavors complicated by a hint of candied violet...

90Wine Spectator

Ripe, with cherry and plum notes, offering a medium body and a firm base of tannins. Just a touch dry on the finish, imparting a lasting impression of sweet fruit.

16+ Jancis Robinson

Full bodied but well balanced with a generous dose of fruit, muscular grip and good acidity.

REGION

Italy, Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello di Montalcino is regarded as one of Italy’s best appellations. Located in south central Tuscany below Chianti, the wines of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are made of a Sangiovese clone called “brunello,” which means “little dark one,” a reference to the brown tones in the skin of the grape. Unlike some Tuscan appellations that allow other grapes to be blended with Sangiovese, Brunello di Montalcino is entirely Sangiovese. Montalcino itself is a picturesque, hill-top town not especially well known for wine production until the mid-19th century, when a local vineyard owner isolated the brunello clone and planted it. Other growers followed suit. Nevertheless it wasn’t until 1970s that wine enthusiasts started paying attention to Brunello di Montalcino, which by then was becoming an outstanding wine. Today there are 120 estates in the DOCG, up from about 25 estates in 1975. Brunellos in general are bigger, darker, more tannic and more powerful wines than Chiantis or most other Sangioveses. By law they must be aged for four years, and two of those years must be in wooden barrels.