This beautiful, dense garnet-colored 1997 Brunello's evolved, smoky nose offers up notes of sweet toasty oak intermixed with black currants, fruitcake, and fresh mushroom-like aromas. Meaty, with medium to full body, sweet tannin, flavors of underbrush, burning embers, and sweet currant as well as black cherry fruit, and a long, pure finish, this alluring effort will provide enjoyment for 10-14 years. Importer: Paterno Imports, Lake Bluff, IL; tel. (847) 604-8900

Wonderful aromas of ripe fruit, cinnamon and Indian spices. Full-bodied, with very polished tannins, it coats the mouth with fruit. Well-structured. Needs time. Gaja does make serious Brunello. Best after 2004. 2,000 cases made, 500 cases imported.??–JS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add