2019 San Giuseppe Brunello di Montalcino Stella di Campalto Corso
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On the market now, the Stella di Campalto 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Podere S. Giuseppe Corso is named after Rome's Via del Corso, or the main road that cuts through the center of the Italian capital linking Piazza del Popolo to Piazza Venezia. On weekend afternoons, it partially becomes a pedestrian destination thanks to its many shops and bars. The wine delivers a strong mineral signature with crushed shale and granite that gives this wine an especially linear and bright personality. Soft sweet berry fruits fill in the background. I love the tension and the energy you get with Corso. It shows fine elegance and complexity.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Corso is radiant, kaleidoscopic, floral and perfumed. Rose and lavender tones complement bright cherry-berry fruit before taking on contrasting hints of sous bois and leather. This is juicy to the core, vibrant and electric on the palate, with silken waves of ripe red fruits tinged with exotic spices and a tactile mineral tinge. The 2019 maintains its energetic nerve and stamina, finishing wickedly fresh yet structured. Its tannins are soft-contoured, creating more of a framework than a blockade and promising decades of positive evolution. Simply spellbinding.
More lifted, dusty and perfumed than the Bacia tasted next to it, the 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Corso lifts from the glass with a whiff of dried strawberries, citrus zest, rose petals and pine shavings. This is a model of purity, soft and round in feel, with tactile mineral tones up front giving way to tart raspberry and cherry notes. The 2019 lingers long, gently tannic and full of youthful tension, leaving an air of sweet sage and spiced herbal tea. While the Corso has a sense of immediacy, there's really no rush. There's an inner harmony here that cannot be denied, so keep an eye out. The Corso will be released in March 2025.