The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva gli Angeli (with just 5,466 bottles made) is a little different, or should I say odd. The bouquet shows more ripeness than I would have expected, with aromas of dried plum and dried cherry skin. The wine's appearance is dark and concentrated. Sour cherry aromas and bitter blackberry offset those more pronounced tones of ripeness that you get at the very beginning. The wine undergoes 15 days of skin maceration, and those fermentation-driven aromas have left their mark.

This is rich, with plum, cherry, spice, soy and iron flavors, supported by a spine of vibrant acidity and refined tannins. Firm yet fluid, fading gracefully on the long, fruit- and mineral-tinged aftertaste. Best from 2021 through 2040. 450 cases made, 250 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add