Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino other_regions A wonderfully spicy and very

A wonderfully spicy and very Vosne nose combines red and black berry fruit aromas that display just a touch of secondary development along with intense floral notes

A vein of fresh apple and grapefruit is tapped to introduce unexpected primary juiciness into the layers of confitured

with great intensity that accompanies it from start to finish

five-spice powder and lavender pastille flavors given lift and spine by a core of juicy acidity

Ramonet rarely misses with this wine and they certainly didn’t in 2014 though I would point out that this is going to need time in bottle to develop further depth

Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino other_regions A wonderfully spicy and veryTime 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