Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino other_regions pure and highly complex red

pure and highly complex red berry fruit aromas nuanced by a hint of iron oxide (a rusty earth character) that precedes rich

which leaves behind a sexy floral note

This wonderfully elegant

There is excellent energy to the detailed and ultra-precise flavors that seemed to be extracted directly from liquid stone

Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino other_regions pure and highly complex redTime has not been kind to the 2004 Brunello di Montalcino. Leather, mushrooms, smoke, cedar, licorice, dried cherry iron all signs of a fully mature wine are front and center. Although there is plenty of depth and richness to the fruit, the 2004 has not aged well, especially in its aromatics. There is little finesse or elegance at all to speak of. Both bottles I tasted, one at the winery and one from my cellar, were disappointing. Granted, this is the