2016 Brunello di Montalcino
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Fermentation in concrete tanks with a total skin maceration time of 22 days. MLF in oak cask and aged for 30 months in 10-, 20- and 40-hl oak casks followed by six months in bottle. Just mid ruby. Lifted, lively cherry nose and concentrated, supple fruit on the palate. Long and juicy and immediate. (WS)
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Jeb Dunnuck
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The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is highly aromatic with sweet cherry fruit, aniseed, fresh flowers, and tomato leaf. The palate is brisk with fresh tea leaf, orange zest, and tart raspberry. It is medium-bodied with a drying tannic structure. Approachable and polished, you should feel welcome to open this now or over the next 10-15 years. 2021-2035 A property of Allegrini in the Veneto, San Polo is organically farmed.
The San Polo 2016 Brunello di Montalcino brings forth dark fruit, cherry, spice, integrated oak tones and balsam herb. This is a round and lightly textured Sangiovese with a long and polished finish. In fact, the mouthfeel delivers more in terms of length and persistence than it does density or richness. It offers a silky, almost glossy disposition that is colored by dried raspberry, wild cherry and blue flower. This wine represents a selection of the best fruit from across various parcels farmed by this estate. Production is 30,000 bottles.
The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is very expressive, contrasting zesty dried citrus against ripe plum and strawberries with hints of wild herbs. It’s silky and rich, showing depths of fleshy red fruits yet with a sour twang of spiced orange and inner earth tones creating a fully satisfying expression. A subtle tug of fine tannin lingers, yet the 2016 San Polo won’t require much time to come fully into focus.