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From: Conti Costanti: Montalcino’s Most Historic Estate (Oct 2024)
Aromatically, the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino has found a lovely balance, dark and balsamic, with dried cherries, cloves, spiced citrus and lifting hints of cedar and pine. This is seductively soft-textured and round. A zesty, acidic, spicy core offsets a silken wave of ripe red berry fruits. Its minerality shines through in the finish as edgy tannins resonate and a pleasantly bitter sensation settles in. The 2017 tapers off long and structured, yet not as severe as many of its vintage counterparts. The balance within is lovely. Andrea Costanti decided not to bottle a Riserva in 2017, instead adding that juice to this Annata. Beautifully done. 2026 - 2038
- By Eric Guido on October 2024
