2008 Luce della Vite Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (15) Median Score: 92 points

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  8/13/2019 - StasMedvedev.lv wrote: 92 Points

  Brunello di Montalcino tasting (Riga, Latvia): 🏅Rating 92/100 (4,2⭐)
  
  Parkerization. Coconut, vanilla new oak. There is no Italian identity to these wines. Silicon babe. Not my style. Quality wise, no complaints.
  
  French barriques 90% used, 10% new; Slavonian oak casks
  Aging 36 months, in casks and in barriques

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  5/22/2019 - Twofore wrote: 75 Points

  Again the second bottle in 2- 3 months and last one; which is a good thing... Very disappointing; oaky oaky oaky did not even seem like a sub standard Brunello, hours of decanting did not help. Next day that oak sent was gone, but wow still there in the palate... could not appreciate anything good here.

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  3/14/2019 - Twofore wrote: 75 Points

  We decanted this one for 4 1/2 hours and still...
  Wine was slightly corked, disappointing. The intense level of oak was way beyond what any Brunello should have, still optimistic of the one I have left will open soon and try again.
  Hope it's not a trend that will run thru my (5) 2010, (2) 2011, (2) 2012 and (4) 2013

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  9/22/2018 - Verticalcollector Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Decanted and had a glass with lunch. Returned to it dinner time. It was singing. Very nice.

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  4/8/2018 - MatthewVino Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Loved this Luce Brunello at its 10yr old stage. Drinking really well now and will continue to improve for an easy 5-10 more years. Elegant and complex nose of dark cherry, blueberry, violets, leather and mixed spices. Very balanced on the palate with a magnificent nutty, earthy and mushroom characteristic which blends really well with the fruit aspect and brings this wine to the next level. Happy to have 1 bottle left which I'll drink and review in 5+yrs. Cheers

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