Powerful and authoritative, Salvioni’s deeply-colored 2001 Brunello di Montalcino is unquestionably one of the vintage’s top wines. It displays a tightly wound core of sweet dark fruit, marrying notable concentration with classic structure on a frame of great expansiveness and length. The 2001 Brunello saw a full four years of cask, considered long by today’s standards, yet it boasts incredible freshness, richness and vibrancy. This magical, unique Brunello of exquisite pedigree will be at its best in another few years and it should offer rewarding drinking to at least age 20. A great effort. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2021. Importer: Vias Imports, New York, NY; tel. (212) 629-0200

Fantastic aromas of crushed blackberry, licorice and lightly toasted oak. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a fruity, balanced finish. Best after 2007. 800 cases made.??–JS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add