2006 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
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Medium bright red. Warm aromas of plum, spices, marzipan and nutty oak. Plush, rich and pliant, showing terrific depth to its sweet red fruit flavors. Quite large-scaled for a Brunello from this estate, and surprisingly approachable now. Finishes with chewy but smooth tannins, excellent length and a taste of vanillin oak.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
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Dark brick. Rather baked and open. Dusty finish. Pretty raw – not as ripe as the 2007s. (JR)
The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a big, voluptuous wine loaded with dark fruit. Black cherries, licorice, spices and new leather are some of the many notes that flow from this sensual, alluring wine. The 2006 Riserva boasts serious depth and richness all the way through to the huge finish. This is another striking wine from Poggio Antico. The Riserva spent 36 months in Slavonian oak casks.
The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a big, voluptuous wine loaded with dark fruit. Black cherries, licorice, spices and new leather are some of the many notes that flow from this sensual, alluring wine. The 2006 Riserva boasts serious depth and richness all the way through to the huge finish. This is another striking wine from Poggio Antico. The Riserva spent 36 months in Slavonian oak casks. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2026. Importer: The Sorting Table, Napa, CA; tel. (707) 603-1461