The 1999 Brunello di Montalcino Altero is powerful and intense in aroma and flavor, well endowed with liquorice and tar in addition to its plum fruit, sizeable and weighty on the palate and with a chewy texture and important intensity on the close. It will still be drinking well in 2020. Importer: Empson USA, Alexandria, VA; tel. (703) 684-0900

Subtle aromas, with blackberry, dried flowers, dark chocolate and coffee. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins, ripe fruit and a balance of fruit and good acidity. Just coming around now.—'99 Brunello blind retrospective (2009). Drink now. 1,420 cases made, 350 cases imported.??–JS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add