2016 Brunello di Montalcino
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The Casisano 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is a nicely contoured and sharp expression with fresh and vibrant fruit that cedes to toasted almond, potting soil and crushed flowers. With fruit from galestro-rich soils, the wine delivers varietal purity in terms of its bouquet, but it ultimately comes in short and thin in terms of mouthfeel.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Jeb Dunnuck
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Just mid ruby. Cherry-pie nose and quite rich. With aeration exotic spices lift from the glass and the fruit becomes more focused. Hints of oak. Fully concentrated fruit palate with lots of tangy acidity, but still a little embryonic on the palate. Succulent cherry fruit with sandy tannins on the finish. (WS)
Casisano is situated at a high elevation of 480 meters overlooking Sant’Angelo in Colle in the south. Aged for three years in large Slavonian oak, the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino offers aromas of dried red cherry, sun-dried leather, Mediterranean herbs, and fresh fennel, followed by fine grained tannin, notes of ripe raspberry, blood orange, and tomato leaf, and crisp acidity. Enjoy this now for its refreshing and crispy structure, though it will certainly develop favorably. Drink 2021-2036.