2013 Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio di Sotto, Tuscany, Italy

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2013 Brunello di Montalcino, Poggio di Sotto, Tuscany, ItalyThe 2013 Brunello di Montalcino is downright gorgeous. The wine is inward looking at the very beginning, but it quickly revs up to deliver soaring intensity and profound elegance. It goes from first to sixth gear in seconds and grabs all your attention and admiration in the process. The bouquet reads like a textbook Sangiovese, with wild berry, rose hip, pressed violets, cola, balsam herb, licorice and cigar ash. The bouquet underlines the wine's

Darker fruits dominate

jamessuckling

and an intense

the balancing 30% coming from equally prestigious Grand Cru sites in Oger

this wine is a sublime and multi-layered experience

One of the finest Palmers of the 1980s

The gravelly soils offer a lovely character and the wine has a sense of place

A little time and dilution show a more complex dram

Now beginning to open up

where a sniff or sip gives very short term interest and enjoyment

and 10% of Cabernet Franc

Whisper it quietly