2018 Brunello di Montalcino, Tassi, Tuscany, Italy red-burgundy concentrated fruit

concentrated fruit

Charles Curtis MW

yet I find it more cerebral

Firing on all cylinders

2018 Brunello di Montalcino, Tassi, Tuscany, Italy red-burgundy concentrated fruitThis comes from a single vineyard, tucked between the River Orcia and the hilltop Castelnuovo dellAbate at 240 metres altitude. Here, the strata of soils are mix of iron rich clay and galestro, filled with calcareous marine fossils. The 2018 vintage gave beautiful balance, without the blocky richness of 2017. Its undergone wild fermentation in concrete, and 30 days on skins followed by 30 months in ultra traditional Slovenian botti grandi. The colour