2012 La Fortuna Brunello di Montalcino
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The La Fortuna 2012 Brunello di Montalcino is an evolved and savory Tuscan red with a slightly gritty and rustic personality. The wine shows true grit and charisma, thanks to a non-conventional approach and philosophy. The fruit is presented as candied cherry and black currant with tar, licorice and cola at the back. This Brunello is aged in large Slavonian oak for a long 40-month period and that slow oxidative process accounts for some of the evolved notes you get today. The warm vintage has also contributed to those mature fruit flavors. Tobacco and spice give the wine a greater sense of dimension. Some 27,000 bottles were produced.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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Tasted blind. Mid ruby with bright orange tinges. Brooding fruit nose with savoury and exotic spice notes and a hint of shoe polish. Unusual, creamy, rich cherry palate with crunchy tannins. Creamy finish that could do with more genuine fruit. (WS)