2018 Fattoria La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino
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The 2018 Brunello Di Montalcino is attractively layered with spiced red plum, balsamic, and sweet cedar. Seamless and approachable, it is medium bodied, with a soft mineral texture and super-fine tannins. Fresh red cherry, orange rind, and delicate salty earth intertwine and find fantastic balance throughout. It is a beautiful wine to enjoy over the next 10-15 years.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
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Revealing dark fruit and oak spice, the 2018 Brunello di Montalcino leans toward the bolder and bulkier side of the Brunello spectrum. The wine is open-knit and accessible and perhaps further along its evolution than one would like to see in a wine hitting the market now. However, this is a trend I see across the 2018 vintage. The finish reverts to a more gentle side with polished tannins. Production is 40,000 bottles and 500 magnums.
The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is rich and hauntingly dark, with masses of cherry and raspberry sauce giving way to sweet violet florals. This coasts across the palate, with velvety textures giving way to balsamic spice, and red and black fruits lifted by cooling acidity. It leaves a staining of primary concentration offset by hints of sour citrus while finishing gently tannic and potent. There's a lot going on here, and with the capacity to mature over the medium term.
Mid to deep ruby with orange tinges. Brooding but ripe on the nose. Bags of juicy cherry fruit and crunchy tannins. A blockbuster but a finely balanced one. (WS)