2020 Brunello di Montalcino
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The La Fiorita 2020 Brunello di Montalcino (in the bottle with the black label) reveals tart cherry flavors and crisp fruit that give this wine a tight and linear first impression. It does fan out over the palate with mid-weight texture and matching acidic freshness. This wine is primed for a risotto with wild porcini mushrooms.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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Mid ruby. Hints of eucalyptus hovering over leafy, shy cherry fruit. Supple juicy and polished fruit with coating tannins giving it an edge. Lots of juice on the finish and minerally, saline notes. (WS)
The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino smolders from the glass with a hauntingly dark blend of crushed rocks and sage, giving way to balsamic-tinged black cherries lifting hints of pine. It's silky smooth with cool-toned acidity and polished red and black fruits that slowly envelop the palate in primary concentration. Fine-grained tannins linger as tart nuances and bitter cocoa linger throughout the long and structured finale.