Poggio AnticoBrunello di Montalcino Altero

2004 Brunello di Montalcino Altero

Poggio Antico

91Average Score

Central Italy / Italy

Red

The 2004 Brunello di Montalcino Altero is a silky, perfumed wine laced with dark fruit, licorice, new leather and French oak. Medium in body, this accessible Brunello offers outstanding harmony and class in a refined style. Altero spends two years in medium-sized French oak barrels prior to being bottled. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2019. Jun 2009, www.robertparker.com

Antonio Galloni, Vinous Score: 91/100

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Antonio Galloni, VinousScore: 91/100

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Product Details

Country

Italy

Region

Central Italy

Sub-region

Tuscany

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol %

Product Type

Still wine

Product Subtype

Drinking Window