Pian Orino, Brunello Montalcino Vigneti Versante other_regions_australia

Pian Orino, Brunello Montalcino Vigneti Versante other_regions_australiaThe 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Vigneti del Versante captivates with a delicate bouquet of plums and strawberries complemented by rosy florals. It's soft and round, with a hint of balsamic spice giving way to red currants and a dusting of violet candies. This finishes with excellent length and mineral notes, leaving a saline tinge and inner florals to resonate over a bed of grippy tannins that add a pleasantly chewy sensation. The 2015 continues to

A very attractive blend of black fruit

with racy acids

A beguiling and complex nose

earth and a floral top note

culminating in a stupendously long finish that offers intense minerality

Time has not been kind to the 2004 Brunello di Montalcino

This is still quite young

30 ha parcel)

This chalky effort is also very good and I especially like the balance – also worth checking out

serious and compact finish

(100% from the Chambolle side that combines about one-third terres rouges and the remainder from terres blanches)

This is a bit finer than usual thanks to the relatively dense but fine-grained tannins though I underscore that finer than usual or not