Tenuta Fanti Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 2018 Sonoma County cassis and red currant

cassis and red currant

cherries and plums with hints of rose petals and orange rind in an inviting bouquet

the wine will develop slowly

peppercorns

with plenty of ripe tree fruit

Tenuta Fanti Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 2018 Sonoma County cassis and red currantThe 2018 Brunello di Montalcino immediately reminds you of the austerity and brawn inherent to this important category of wine. Brunello is released five years after the harvest precisely to allow complexity to develop in the bottle. That careful evolution has transpired nicely here. The wine shows dark plum and dried blackberry in a leading role, with spice, tar, tobacco and campfire ash at the back. The tannins are present but on the soft side, and