2021 Brunello di Montalcino
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Pouring a bright garnet color, the 2021 Brunello Di Montalcino La Poderina is spiced with aromas of anise, red cherries, currants, and dried flowers and herbs. Medium-bodied, it’s light on its feet, with a leaner frame, fine, dusty tannins, refreshing acidity, and a straightforward finish. It’s a very charming Brunello to enjoy over the next 7-10 years.
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Neal Martin (Vinous)
William Kelley (Robert Parker)
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Driven by dark fruit and spice, the La Poderina 2021 Brunello di Montalcino carries a high-octane profile with sweet tannins and a clearly felt 15% alcohol that shapes the wine’s overall impression. There is a softer side on the palate with ripe plum fruit and an opulent, approachable texture, though the style remains fairly one-dimensional, favoring immediacy over depth in this warm-vintage expression. Aging follows a regime of 24 months in oak followed by 20 months in stainless steel, with fruit drawn from 12.5 hectares of vineyards. Production totals 67,000 bottles.
Crushed blackberries mix with sweet lavender and mentholated cherries as the sensual 2021 Brunello di Montalcino evolves in the glass. It is cooling to the senses with a lifted array of ripe plums and strawberries elevated by an herbal tea infusion. Youthfully structured and linear today, it has a balance for cellaring, as a pleasantly tart tinge lingers long.
Mid ruby with bricky rim. Lifted, balsamic and with a hint of gingerbread, but with aeration becoming more multilayered. Supple marasca-cherry fruit and chewy tannins and a juicy aromatic finish. Seems ready now but the firm tannins on the finish suggest this needs more time. (WS)