1998 Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura
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Score 87/100 · Drink 2013-2018, Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Aug 2006
The 1998 Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura shows plenty of Sangiovese character, with notes of tobacco, herbs, scorched earth, chocolate and dark jammy fruit that emerge from the glass. This full-bodied, concentrated Brunello displays excellent persistence on the palate although it will require a few years of cellaring to integrate its new oak tannins. Anticipated maturity
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88
88/100
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88
88+/100
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
87
87/100
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Score 88+/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Saturated ruby-red. Exotic raspberry, cassis and black cherry on the expressive nose. Layered and dense but tightly wrapped and in need of aging. Not particularly sweet, and currently quite tannic, but shows more finishing ripeness than the basic 1998 bottling.
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