{"id":6080,"date":"2022-07-13T11:31:45","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T23:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=6080"},"modified":"2022-07-13T11:35:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T23:35:51","slug":"a-tasting-of-brunello-di-montalcino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/?p=6080","title":{"rendered":"A tasting of Brunello di Montalcino"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6080\" class=\"elementor elementor-6080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-483688b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"483688b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db9a665\" data-id=\"db9a665\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e6edb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e6edb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I\u2019ve long been a fan of the wine &#8211; despite not really drinking that much of it &#8211; a bottle here and there, since I\u2019ve lived away from Europe; but it took a reading of a book (during one of Auckland\u2019s endless lockdowns last year) to really rekindle my interest in this majestic red wine.<\/p><p>I can definitely recommend \u2018Vanilla Beans and Brodo &#8211; Real Life in the Hills of Tuscany\u2019 by Isabella Dusi as a book that gets under the skin of Tuscany. Vaguely in the style of Peter Mayle\u2019s \u2018A Year in Provence\u2019 but with a more sober edge to it, it tells an enticing tale of the wines and people of this tiny hilltop town. So much so that Mrs WineFolio and I are planning (again) a trip to Tuscany for 2024.<\/p><p>At $80 a head for the tasting, Caro\u2019s certainly isn\u2019t a cheap way to spend an hour of a dismal winter evening; but filled with dumplings and Mongolian Beef, it\u2019s certainly not a trial to work through eight of the region\u2019s producers wines. Starting at Rosso, then through Brunello, Riserva, and a final \u2018single vineyard\u2019 expression of the uniquely Montalcino variant of Sangiovese.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-692a9d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"692a9d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8f34282\" data-id=\"8f34282\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ac47ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0ac47ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"669\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TV1-669x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6083\" alt=\"Brunello presentation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TV1-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TV1-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TV1-768x1175.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/TV1.jpg 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b158893\" data-id=\"b158893\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53d9d06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53d9d06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The wines were:<\/p><ul><li>Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino 2019<\/li><li>Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino 2020<\/li><li>Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2017<\/li><li>Lisini Brunello di Montalcino 2017<\/li><li>Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino 2017<\/li><li>Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino Riserva \u2018Vigna Paganelli\u2019 2016<\/li><li>Lisini Brunello di Montalcino Riserva \u2018Ugolaia\u2019 2016<\/li><li>Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino \u2018La Casaccia\u2019 2017<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3808747 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3808747\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-98317f0\" data-id=\"98317f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9b476b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9b476b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Really I\u2019m here to try the wines made by the family of Primo Pacenti in the tiny hamlet of Canalicchio, but the other two producers offer the opportunity to taste wines from a different sub-region, and much larger estates. I\u2019m struck by how much pricier the wines have become over the last few years, but also a rise in quality I think in the Rosso di Montalcino wines. Time was these were rarely drunk at home &#8211; they were wines you could afford to drink in a restaurant, when the Brunello was often out of price range. But you drank Brunello at home.<\/p><p>Rossos have a reputation as easy to drink, bright and approachable wines; with a softness to the texture and, importantly, to the tannins and structure. Brunello stays a long time in barrel &#8211; it is required to be only released in the 4th year after harvest. Large format, neutral oak.. but still barrels, and require a decade in bottle to become balanced and enjoyable. So, the Rosso wines are at an entry level to the wines of the region, and offer a delicious introduction. These two are flush with red cherry, plum and spice. You could keep these for a few years and they would improve, but are definitely wines for the short-term.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9b8118 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9b8118\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e8604b\" data-id=\"4e8604b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff5db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ff5db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Line-up-glass-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6081\" alt=\"Brunello glass\" srcset=\"https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Line-up-glass-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Line-up-glass-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Line-up-glass-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Line-up-glass-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/winefolio.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Line-up-glass.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebc1107 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebc1107\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-555f061\" data-id=\"555f061\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b7d3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55b7d3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Brunello di Montalcino are a step up. Although many would now argue that a \u2018Super Tuscan\u2019 wine is the pinnacle of reds from the area, Brunello still sets a benchmark, and has an important historical flag to wave.<\/p><p>The Il Poggione wines are bigger, with an emphasis on toasty oak and richness; the Canalicchio di Sopra showing more elegance and cool-climate fruit. There\u2019s a shyness on the nose, but a palate that is beautifully poised with cassis, damson and blueberry. A class act. The Lisini sits somewhere in between. Robust and energetic &#8211; generous even, but with a smooth texture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ca47c3\" data-id=\"4ca47c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0c239a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d0c239a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For the two Riservas, it is the Il Poggione again that fronts up as you approach the wines. A surge of smoky and intense aromas &#8211; which, interestingly, change gear over the course of the hour spent tasting, and become less blowsy. The \u2018Vigna Paganelli\u2019 is sold out, but I could be persuaded to look around for a bottle of that. Possibly a contender for an earlier-drinking Brunello Riserva &#8211; a rare thing. The Lisini \u2018Ugolaia\u2019 is also a 2016 &#8211; a great vintage &#8211; and shows a well-defined nutty, rich, spiciness with a long finish.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f87a7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f87a7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-946a7e0\" data-id=\"946a7e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a6e708 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a6e708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We finish with a single vineyard expression &#8211; less than 4000 bottles were made of \u2018La Casaccia\u2019 from Canalicchio di Sopra. With a drive and tension in the palate that stands out even over the excellent Riservas, this is a wine for the Cellar. Full-bodied, sleek and pristine, but with a streak of minerality and elegance in unison, that is only found in the very best from Montalcino. 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