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BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2012 DOCG
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer BANFI
Very faintly ambering deep brick red colour. Fairly intense, sandalwood-tinged,somewhat rustic, baked plum-apple nose with some slight cedar notes. Dry, medium bodied, quite well structured, harmonious, slightly spicy, tangy, dried ripe plum-cherry-apple flavours with a gently complex, lingering, savoury, high acid, slightly earthy, dusty sandalwood-tinged finish. Has 14% alcohol and 4 g/L residual sugar with lot number L63470/7131149 on the capsule. TONY ASPLER / 90-points / TRY - Deep ruby colour, mature at the rim; spicy cherry nose with cedar notes; medium-bodied, dry, firmly structured and elegant with cherry and tobacco flavours. The 2011 (**+) was released on August 5, 2017 at $54.95. CSPC 378257
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Aut Win
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Rating ***(90 points)
Dense, Intense, Solid
LCBO Text Status
TASTING NOTE: A textbook Brunello, mingling cherry and berry fruit with bitter almond, iron, sanguine and tobacco notes. Well-structured and harmonious, this should rein in the tannins with a few years of aging. Best from 2020 through 2033. Score - 93 (Bruce Sanderson, winespectator.com, June 15, 2017) Price $ 54.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - December 9, 2017
Cases bought 493 (12 bottles per case)

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