2013 Giulio Salvioni Brunello di Montalcino
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Lustrous mid ruby with orange tinges. Subtle and deep and slow to open up. Balsamic with cherry and a hint of garden herbs. Succulent yet elegant and long and still compact and with fine, gripping tannins. Perfect balance.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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Lustrous mid ruby with orange tinges. Subtle and deep and slow to open up. Balsamic with cherry and a hint of garden herbs. Succulent yet elegant and long and still compact and with fine, gripping tannins. Perfect balance. (WS)
Tasted from barrel, the 2013 Brunello di Montalcino La Cerbaiola is a fine and delicate expression. The bouquet opens gracefully to show pressed violets, blanched almond, wild spice and crisp forest berry. Like most of Salvioni's wines, this newest release is all about those tiny details. All those miniature components come together to build volume and intensity as the wine settles firmly over the palate. This vintage is slightly more streamlined and thin, yet the polished intensity of the mouthfeel is satisfying and long regardless.
Maturing mid ruby with orange tinges. A little stalky/reductive with sour cherry and rose hip underneath. Gains in complexity with aeration. Complex, ripe cherry shot through by vibrant acidity. Plenty of tannins and depth. Gorgeous if embryonic and with plenty of potential. (WS) (JR)