Palazzo Brunello di Montalcino 2011 Bottle:12 delicate tannins precede a long

delicate tannins precede a long finish

then it turns smoky

This cuvee is born of the blending of 3 cepages to form a table wine

fully expressing its character as a highly versatile wine

waxy vanilla varnish

Palazzo Brunello di Montalcino 2011 Bottle:12 delicate tannins precede a longTASTING NOTES Ruby red with garnet nail color. It opens to the nose on tones of dark ripe fruit, followed by spicy notes and hints of vanilla. The sip is dry and aromatic, with elegant tannins but still quite decisive. Long persistence. Leather and violets and seduction on the nose and palate of this robust northern Italian red wine. Full bodied but subtle with an endless finish. Juicy and giving and complex. One of the best brunellos I've tasted in a