2011 Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino Annata Tenuta Greppo
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Franco Biondi Santi passed away in 2013, but his son Jacopo Biondi Santi was already making wine at Il Greppo when the 2011 Brunello di Montalcino was produced. The winemaking approach has not been changed despite the father to son transition. This wine shows extra richness and texture with focused fruit aromas that are graceful but also powerful. There are hints of ripe fruit with dried cherry and prune buried deep within the bouquet. In the mouth, this Brunello shows good structure and acidity with a slightly denser feel compared to past vintages.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2011 Brunello di Montalcino Annata is silky, soft and open-knit, especially within the context of what has been the norm at Biondi Santi for the last few decades. Freshly cut flowers, red berries and mint all open up in the glass, but it is the wine's decidedly mid-weight structure that truly stands out. The 2011 is a very rare young Biondi Santi that will drink well pretty much upon release, as shocked as I myself am to write those words. The bright red cherry, raspberry and floral overtones have an almost Nebbiolo-sense of brightness.
Just mid ruby with orange tinges. Very closed and reluctant on the nose. Finely spiced, but completely locked on the fruit. There are subdued signs of ripeness of fruit. The palate is refined but the structure is extremely tightly woven and almost impenetrable. Very elegant. Firmly packed with tannins, austere but balanced and not to be approached for years. (WS)
Smoke, hickory, dry fruit. Hollow structure. Sour finish. (RH)