Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino other_regions_italy Nervy and precise on entry

Nervy and precise on entry

grainy tannins and great tension

earth and abundant floral influences

Solidly built

Silky and lifted in the glass

Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino other_regions_italy Nervy and precise on entryTime has not been kind to the 2004 Brunello di Montalcino. Leather, mushrooms, smoke, cedar, licorice, dried cherry iron all signs of a fully mature wine are front and center. Although there is plenty of depth and richness to the fruit, the 2004 has not aged well, especially in its aromatics. There is little finesse or elegance at all to speak of. Both bottles I tasted, one at the winery and one from my cellar, were disappointing. Granted, this is the