2012 Castelgiocondo (Marchesi de' Frescobaldi) Brunello di Montalcino

Community Tasting Notes (64) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  4/1/2024 - Bolognese Diner Likes this wine: 88 Points

  It reveals itself with a garnet red color, compact and beautifully transparent. On the nose, there are evident fruity notes, embellished by hints tending towards spicy black pepper and cinnamon, with a subtle touch of cedar wood and a lovely sensation of leather. On the palate, it boasts excellent body, ample, round, and satisfying, with a warm sip that finishes with a licorice aftertaste. Pleasantly tannic with good length but not astonishing in persistence.
  
  si rivela alla vista con un colore rosso granato, compatto e di bella trasparenza. Al naso si avvertono evidenti sentori fruttati, impreziositi da note che tendono allo speziato di pepe nero e cannella, emerge anche un lieve tocco legnoso, di cedro, e una bella sensazione di cuoio. All’assaggio è di ottimo corpo, ampio, rotondo e appagante, con un sorso caloroso che termina con un retrogusto di liquirizia, gradevolmente tannico ha un buon allungo ma non stupisce per persistenza.

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  1/15/2024 - Sean Tay wrote: 92 Points

  Pronounced nose intensity with notes of dried red fruits, spices, red cherry, black fruits. Medium+ acidity and medium+ tannin.

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  1/15/2024 - tward Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Excellent
  Less "full throttle" than the previous bottle in May 2021, but still nicely ripe. No detailed notes as this was consumed while watching the Eagles complete their total collapse this season.
  
  14.5% abv
  
  Empty bottle weight: 606g

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  11/10/2023 - Jpaar wrote: 92 Points

  Such a diverse nose with hibiscus, cherry, roses, oak, dried date, balsamic, cinnamon, forest floor, earthy. Medium+ acidity, high tannins, medium+ body. Very focused.

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  8/1/2023 - Tige Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Rouge assez pâle.
  Au nez: cerises, tabac, un peu floral (roses?), peut-être une touche de poivrons.
  Bouche: longueur moy+, acidité vive, corps et tanins faibles, belle longueur et texture, tabac, fruits rouges.
  Délicieux en ce moment et va se bonifier je crois bien. Dernière bouteille, mais je recommanderais 2-4 ans pour la prochaine.

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