Ciacci Piccolomini, Brunello Montalcino Riserva Pianrosso other_regions This was the first of

This was the first of the single-vineyard wines from Brovia released this year that I tasted in a flight meant to increase in intensity

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and a tight acid spine and serious but polished tannins nicely extending and framing the brooding fruit notes and peppery flintiness on the long

40% whole cluster

Ciacci Piccolomini, Brunello Montalcino Riserva Pianrosso other_regions This was the first ofThe 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