2008 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto Riserva
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The 2008 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto is one of those wines that is just born young. When I first tasted it on release, the wine showed immediately accessible characteristics of wild berry fruit and spice, lavished over a streamlined mouthfeel. Not much has changed since then. This vintage has maintained that sense of youthfulness and overall accessibility. The tannins are sweet and balanced against the wine's inner fruit flavors. This expression of Cerretalto has fewer hidden dimensions. Instead, it is a frank and upfront Brunello.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Mocha, black cherries, raspberry jam, smoke, menthol and spices meld together in the 2008 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto. This is a distinctly ripe style of Brunello with tons of inner perfume as well as discernible sweetness. Today, my sense is that the fruit will fade before the huge, incisive tannins start to soften.
The 2008 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto is one of those wines that is just born young. When I first tasted it on release, the wine showed immediately accessible characteristics of wild berry fruit and spice, lavished over a streamlined mouthfeel. Not much has changed since then. This vintage has maintained that sense of youthfulness and overall accessibility. The tannins are sweet and balanced against the wine's inner fruit flavors. This expression of Cerretalto has fewer hidden dimensions. Instead, it is a frank and upfront Brunello. Mar 2018, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
Casanova di Neri pioneered the concept of single-vineyard Brunello di Montalcino and today is one of the region’s most consistent producers.