2015 Brunello di Montalcino Bassolino di Sopra
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This is Pian dell'Orino's top wine, and it is released much later than its peers. The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Bassolino di Sopra presents a magically soft and creamy texture with cherry essence and sweet blueberry. The fruit is especially expressive and intense in this vintage. There is enormous generosity in terms of texture and depth, yet the wine also maintains the sharp lines and immediate freshness that comes with Sangiovese from Montalcino. You get layers of sun-ripened cherries and apricots on the supple finish.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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Dark and brooding, the 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Bassolino di Sopra smolders with a dusty blend of dried strawberries, plums, wilted violets and lifting hints of camphor. This displays a wonderful inner sweetness and incredible purity, with ripe red and blue fruits, all complemented by an air of autumnal spice and citrus. It finishes with outstanding length and is classically structured, leaving a spicy sensation and nuances of orange on the palate.
Autumnal spices, sweet herbs and white smoke give way to ripe cherries and hints of licorice as the deeply seductive 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Bassolino di Sopra unfolds in the glass. This envelops the palate in opulent textural fruits (red and hints of blue), with balsam herbs and nuances of candied citrus lifted by bright acidity. Sweet tannins frame the expression nicely through the slightly candied finish; yet make no mistake, while the Bassolino di Sopra may show the sunny nature of the 2015 vintage, it does so in a wonderfully harmonious way. This single-vineyard Brunello is simply a pleasure to taste and will continue to wow readers over the next 15–20 years.