Brunello di Montalcino Sangiovese

Dry aged ribeyes. Ten year old Brunello’s.

Bottle was ready to open. Start opening those 2012s!

Thanks @Luca Michele Troiani for the bottle.

Great wine opened up nicely . Takes us back to Tuscany when under lock down .

Banfi seldom disappoints. The 2012 is refined and savory. Tannins are silky yet grippy and the acidity is stark so with age it will develop. Vanilla and dark chocolate aromas and flavors with a bit of wet soil/dried mushroom. Nicely complex.

scored a split on closeout and it was tasty! probably just starting its gentle decline w/some musty oxidative aromas, but it also had engaging smoke & spice, worn leather, sour cherry, red currant, hint of vanilla & cocoa, sweet soil and other earth driven elements. med bodied, well worn tannins and some acidity presented a fairly balanced palate. usually priced out of Brunello so this was a treat!

Pop and pour (can’t be helped, it’s a restaurant).

NOSE: smells like a ruby port. cherry, licorice, varnish, grapes, prunes, blueberries.

TASTE: almost like a port! But not sweet. Distinct raisins. Also blueberry. Nice drying, coffee-like tannins. Overripe pomegranate. Vanilla. This is delicious. 92.

Very fragrant. Deep earthy Black Forest fruits and tar and a restrained medium tannic finish.

Very dry, not buying again

With Jan and David and Colin 2/16/19 at Mambo

Classic traditional Brunello...awesomely paired with wild boar pappardelle. So smooth and savory (both wine and boar)!

Great with chicken marsala! Big wine but not heavy