
CIACCI PICCOLOMINI D'ARAGONA - Brunello di Montalcino - 2011
- - 93 points-
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K.O., May 2016Earthy and structured, this opens with aromas suggesting underbrush, grilled porcini, sunbaked...
Detailed press reviewEarthy and structured, this opens with aromas suggesting underbrush, grilled porcini, sunbaked...
Detailed press reviewMature black-skinned fruit, truffle, underbrush, tobacco and leather aromas lead the nose on this...
Detailed press reviewThis shows the lighter style of 2011. It has so much fresh herb and green tobacco on the nose with...
Detailed press reviewA firm and silky red with currant, light chocolate and walnut aromas and flavors. Ultra-fine...
Detailed press reviewA wine with ultra-fine tannins, silky texture and light walnut skin undertones. Full-bodied, yet...
Detailed press reviewA pinot noir with lots of dried fruit and spice character. Full to medium body, dried strawberry...
Detailed press reviewA full-throttle style with loads of ripe fruit and intensity. Lots of dried fruit and chewy...
Detailed press reviewA stylish syrah with dark berry, blueberry and spice aromas and flavors. Full body, juicy fruit....
Detailed press reviewA wine with a lovely complexity and richness. Layered and savory. Full body, velvety tannins and a...
Detailed press reviewThe clarity and precision to this wine are phenomenal with blackcurrants, floral notes,...
Detailed press reviewA solid wine for the 2011 vintage with bright and vivid aromas of blackberry, black currant, spice...
Detailed press reviewA pretty red, this features wild strawberry and cherry fruit along with accents of spice and...
Detailed press reviewBright ruby. Spicy and energetic on the nose, displaying intense red and dark berry scents and...
Detailed press reviewSumptuously nutty, savoury Chardonnay grown at altitude and made by magician François Massoc....
Detailed press reviewVery faint notes of mandarine and earth emanate from this delicate, closed wine. All the flavors...
Detailed press reviewFulsome notes of ripe, juicy pear lead straight to a fluid, concentrated palate that holds a...
Detailed press reviewThe pure, delicate but ever so authentic scent of fragrant Muscat grapes rises from the glass. The...
Detailed press reviewVivid ruby. Intense red and dark berry aromas are complemented by peppery spice, garrigue and...
Detailed press reviewThere is just enough reduction present to push the underlying fruit to the background though it...
Detailed press reviewSourced entirely from vineyards in the cool (in both sense of the word) Uco Valley sub-region of...
Detailed press reviewBrilliant ruby. Smoky red berry and cherry scents show very good clarity and pick up a floral...
Detailed press reviewTight, fresh and concentrated with subtle toast and intense lemony fruit. Really vibrant with ripe...
Detailed press reviewLaura Catena's Pinot Noir comes from parcels that were planted in 1994 and 1997, using Dijon and...
Detailed press reviewVery bitter on the mid-palate and finish, but pleasantly so, with charred black fruit, dried herbs...
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