Extremely perfumed, with raspberry, blackberry and toasty oak character. Full-bodied, with round, velvety tannins and a lovely finish. Slightly hollow midpalate. Nice. Best after 2005. 55,000 cases made, 15,000 cases imported.??–JS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add

At 50,000 cases plus, this is as mass-market a wine as Brunello goes. But it’s a darn good one, with tobacco, citrus and herbs on the nose. Runs a bit simple and grapy on the palate, but it’s overwhelmingly ripe, healthy and full-force. Nothing tricky here, just clean cherry, plum and chocolate flavors sitting comfortably on a medium-to-full frame. Imported by Banfi Vintners. ——M.S.(7/1/2005)—— 90