Ciacci Piccolomini, Brunello Montalcino Riserva Pianrosso Vintage:2007 firmish but well integrated tannins

firmish but well integrated tannins and minerally freshness

crushed stone and black licorice

I can only imagine how proud Giovanni Conterno would be if he could see (and taste

This balanced effort is built-to-age and will need it

allowing those provocative mineral nuances to shine through

Ciacci Piccolomini, Brunello Montalcino Riserva Pianrosso Vintage:2007 firmish but well integrated tanninsThe 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna di Pianrosso Santa Caterina d'Oro is a fine and delicate wine that cleverly delivers the intensity of the vintage but without the heaviness or the ripeness. This wine holds back, just enough, to affirm its poised balance in terms of fruit richness, texture and tannic structure. It shows symmetry throughout. Dark cherry fruit, cassis, plum, lavender and campfire ash set the tone. The mouthfeel is thickly