2017 Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Riserva [WA96+]

Producer: Altesino 
Region: Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy 
Varietal: Sangiovese 
Year: 2017

Wine Advocate, 96+ Points 

"The Altesino Brunello di Montalcino Riserva holds tight to its unique character and power. The classic vintage produced generous wines that are layered and rich but also coiled tightly at their core. This wine exemplifies this point, adding lots of tart Sangiovese fruit and freshness along the way. It also shows an impressive richness of flavors with dried cherry, licorice, pressed violets, balsam herb and dusty limestone. The caveat with this wine, should you decide to drink it early, is that it needs extra time to open (and a double decanting would also help). This 10,000-bottle production opens beautifully in time."

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