2006 Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva, Biondi-Santi, Tuscany, Italy

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2006 Brunello di Montalcino, Riserva, Biondi-Santi, Tuscany, ItalyThis is a re release of a wine that first hit the market some seven years ago. The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is being reintroduced to the market, with only 2,500 bottles. This is a stunning wine that absolutely merits this considerable score increase. Made when dottore Franco Biondi Santi was alive and very present in the winery, this wine shows spectacular elegance and finesse, articulated with fine aromas of forest berry, blue flower,

sensational

and it does finish dry

Fine depth with that spicy leitmotif return on the finish

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yet the tannins are so well clad that they don’t perturb

satiny and racy wine that's vibrant and expressive

This is a glass designed for fresh

Sweet cassis fruit is accompanied by a spicy edge and a long

The bouquet is more accented in crunchy red fruit than the grand vin

but also freshness

The palate shows the time-honoured rewards of the cask-makers craft

It appears grippy under analysis