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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.6 pts. and median of 93 pts. in 167 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by randyjc on 3/21/2024 & rated 95 points: Took me a while to adjust expectations to what was in the glass. And because of that, it took a few minutes to recognize how really excellent this wine is. We decided it may be showing what old-style Brunello was actually like before. The wine was light in appearance - like a cool climate pinot noir but earthy, high-minus acid, bright red cherry and menthol. Really fine tannins that were medium-plus. Red currant. On the nose it was earth and menthol and cherry. In the mouth it was that plus spice and red currant. Elegant and finessed and with a finish that carried on and on. Such an exceptional wine. In a grouping (with prime grade NY steak and grilled asparagus) with a 2000 Leoville Barton and a 2004 Cappellano Pie Franco. Sometimes we just get lucky. (705 views) | | | Tasted by EM_MB on 3/16/2024 flawed bottle: Cork looked and felt fine yet wine was super advanced given its age. If blind, would have guessed it was a 40 year old Barolo. (827 views) | | | Tasted by GWEdwards on 1/21/2024 & rated 95 points: Great nose nearly straight from the bottle. Big dark fruits with a red currant undertone leading to delightfully long finish. (1233 views) | | | Tasted by West Coast Wine on 12/31/2023 & rated 93 points: Perfect cork with no signs of any movement up the cork at all. No signs of age in the glass. Muted nose a bit and after 1-2 hours decant started to open up. Restrained and balanced just starting to show some secondary flavors but still has bright acidity. Lighter body than other vintages but classic Biondi Santi. Would drink or hold as this has many years to go and may be slightly shit down right now. (1127 views) | | | Tasted by MC on 11/8/2023: Splash decanted 1 hour. This needed 2 hours to open but then dark red, mature fruit with earth and supporting tannin. This is a very nice Brunello that is okay to drink with enough air but has years to go given the structure. Give it 2-3 hours, or a slowox, or more time but very nice. A- (1548 views) | | | Tasted by SARED on 11/7/2023 & rated 93 points: Elegant with big ripe fruit at the same time. Not a vintage I would go for, but better than many Napa (for me). (1521 views) | | | Tasted by MC on 6/24/2023: Gave this a 4 hour slow ox and it worked well. This was really nice, showing mature fruit, nice secondaries, and a long finish. Really nice Brunello with and without food. In its window but should hold for some time. A- (1997 views) | | | Tasted by jnewman77 on 5/30/2023: This was very good; good cork seal; this seems pretty mature with a savory earthy and mushroom nose with some dark fruits underlying; mint, forest floor, a hint of tobacco and truffle; the fruit freshens a bit, but overall this stays earth driven. Good balance on the palate, still quite structured, but it is still quite good with food. Not sure this is going to improve much with further age and probably ready to drink; if you pair it with a mushroom and meat dish it is a winner. (1865 views) | | | Tasted by acyso on 5/20/2023 flawed bottle: Sangiovese study, Volume II (Chicago, IL): Corked. We batted .200 with Biondi-Santi tonight. (2756 views) | | | Tasted by marco.grazioli@gmail.com on 5/7/2023 & rated 95 points: Sangiovese tasting at Malborghetto (Lecchi in Chianti - SI): 👀 Of a beautiful light purple color with garnet nail.
👃 Beatiful nose of sweet orange, spices, dark berries, earthy, complex and continuously evolving over the 3 hours of our lunch.
👅 "Finesse" is the key word here. Great balance between velvety tannins and a high acidity, impactful mouth, medium bodied, and very elegant.
🏁 Incredibly long and pleasant finish, calling for another sip. (1394 views) | | | Tasted by Derek Darth Taster on 4/15/2023 & rated 93 points: Last minute impromptu meet-up at ESBK. Drank in Grassl 1855.
Appearance is clear, medium intensity, ruby colour with thin garnet rim. Legs.
Nose medium+ intensity, with aromas of savoury dark olives, dark red cherries, dark plums, dark earth. Some other mentioned bits of brett but I wasn't really getting any. Developing.
On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium alcohol (13.5%), structured but fine high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of savoury black dark olives, dark red cherries, dark plums, earth and minerals. Long finish.
Very good quality. Exuding masculine elegance. Dark, ripe, built to age. Will improve with more time. (2021 views) | | | Tasted by WineKnurd on 4/8/2023 & rated 93 points: This is a classic, throwback, checks the boxes and sets the standard. Tons of tasting notes already, this will not do it justice, but cherries and leather right out of the decanter, mix of red and black fruits and a nice aged bouquet of tobacco intermingling with the spicy cedar oak influence.
Style & Quality: A (95). Acidity is great, can't ask for more from the complexity and development, but here is what tells me this can get even better: the tannins start out earthy, tree-bark and tarry, almost Barbaresco like, then the acidity yanks on the reigns before it gets too woody or astringent. Amazing. I am thinking another 4 years before bottle #2, give the tannin a full 20 years to truly harmonize.
Value: B+ (88). Hard to call $95 a "value", but WS says I am 100 clams below the lowest seller, with still 2 bottles to go in the 'Knurd cellar. No sign of slowing down either.
Overall Eval: A- (93). When the tannins finally integrate, I expect big things. (1533 views) | | | Tasted by AAF2012 on 1/24/2023 & rated 91 points: Bottle breathed 3 hours, then 2 hours decant. Beautiful, aromatic nose: leather, tobacco, wood, red cherries, cassis, hint of plums. Nose reminded me of high quality cab franc-forward aged right bank...a dining companion initially thought so too. But palate gave away. Very high acidity, other Bordeaux characteristics fade away and the cherries and acid come through on palate. Not jammy. Somewhat sour finish was weak point. Could've done with (/expected) more tannins or more balance somehow. Tannins on their own nicely integrated, but the powerful acidity and sour finish made it feel ever so slightly out of balance when all said and done. Still, versatile. Would've given a 93+ for nose alone. Don't drink enough of this to know where it goes from here. (1966 views) | | | Tasted by DJRaffel on 10/16/2022: Lacked body. (2283 views) | | | Tasted by Paul D on 9/21/2022 & rated 91 points: 1/4. No formal note. Nose a little stern and reticent at first, showing dried red fruit, spice. Medium bodied, elegant with fine but still quite firm tannins, red cherries, spice, touch of soil, vibrant acidity good length finish. Just about drinking but should improve as it opens out more. (2373 views) | | | Tasted by BrunelloBob on 6/8/2022 & rated 92 points: Bottle # 48489
6 hour slo-ox, like Franco taught me. That's about right, and nicely tamed a tannic bite at the start
This is old school Brunello, as expected. Really brown. Cherry, dry cherry. Mushroom. Earth. That goes to a bit of fig and mineral after an other hour or two. Medium plus length. (2629 views) | | | Tasted by Rani on 2/20/2022 & rated 93 points: Coravin'd at home with a nice ribeye. This a really elegant and Burgundian Brunello. On the nose, notes of sous bois and just a hint of licorice. In the mouth, velvety texture underpinned by fine but never drying tannin, with notes of sour cherries and blackberry. Sure, this could improve over the next 5+ years, but it's great now. (2847 views) | | | Tasted by Thomas123 on 1/22/2022 & rated 93 points: Very good - I think it is at or slightly past it’s peak, so drink up. (2864 views) | | | Tasted by stevenc.rees@gmail.com on 1/20/2022 & rated 93 points: Excellent. Great nose, fine balance in the mouth - ready to drink but with lots of life. Drink or hold (for years...)
Served with roast pork and it was perfect. (2494 views) | | | Tasted by phgnan on 12/26/2021 & rated 95 points: First experience with a Biondi Santi.
The 2007 was not the best vintage in Montalcino which is why this wine is already in drinking window.
The wine is still young, but not as young as one might expect from a Biondi Santi.
Not your typical Brunello. Very delicate red color and "fresh" wine in the mouth. Red fruit, in particular cherry, but also flowers, citrus fruits and a light spicy note on the nose.
Infinite aftertaste. (2477 views) | | | Tasted by norsktorsk on 12/24/2021 & rated 94 points: drinking well. (2090 views) | | | Tasted by VinoTx on 12/9/2021 & rated 95 points: Wine of the night. Awesome wine drinking at a perfect spot. Everything a Brunello should be. Recently had the 04 and 06 and I thought this was the best of the 3. (1935 views) | | | Tasted by melvinyeowq on 12/2/2021: Brunello with some roses: Everyone managed to arrive at a warm vintage and a good producer for this. Very supple and bright red fruit with soft tannins but a little closed at the moment. (2196 views) | | | Tasted by SethM1976 on 11/19/2021 & rated 94 points: Very interesting. Held this wine since I went there and bought in 2012. Excellent nose - dried cherries and leather. Light tannins and medium body. Enjoyed. decanted for 3 hours (1753 views) | | | Tasted by wineguy75 on 10/25/2021 & rated 92 points: 8 hour decant. great cherry fruit but the brunello leather was a little over powering, at least after drinking an aged barolo. (1950 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Producer websiteSangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se").
Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytMontalcino Montalcino websiteBrunello di Montalcino Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino (Official DOCG website) |
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