2015 Brunello di Montalcino
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The Collemattoni 2015 Brunello di Montalcino brings on good intensity and fruit definition with wild cherry, cassis and grilled herb, and you feel this especially in the mouth. The nose, however, shows less clarity, with fruit tones that are followed by charred red meat and potting soil. Serve it with marinated steak tips and asparagus au gratin. Some 27,000 bottles were made.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino is dark and rooted firmly in the earth, showing crushed black cherries with a mix of green stems, undergrowth, moist mineral tones and savory spice. Silky textures contrasted by brisk acids, as tart black cherry, along with balsamic spice, savory herbs, leather and wild flowers all emerge. The finish is long and spicy, with just a bit of heat. Fine tannins settle in, drying out the dark red fruits and leaving a salty minerality that punctuates the experience quite nicely.
Tasted blind. Mid ruby with orange tinges. Balsamic and minerally on the nose. Soft, generous fruit on the palate. Firm, stalky tannins dominate the fruit a little at this stage. (WS)