This dark garnet-colored, medium-bodied Brunello offers up elegant notes of smoke, cinnamon, spice box, cocoa, and a touch of fudge. Some tannin is present in the short finish, but this is clearly a Brunello to drink over the next 5-8 years. Importer: Rare Wine Co., Sonoma, CA; tel. (707) 996-4484

Dark ruby-garnet. Aromas of blackberry, dried flowers and porcini. Full-bodied, with fine, silky tannins and a long caressing finish. Plenty going on.--1997 Italian blind retrospective. Drink now through 2013. 750 cases made, 85 cases imported.??–JS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add