The 1998 Brunello di Montalcino Rennina, a solid garnet, is richly spicy with vanilla and cedar aromas intermingled with the ripe red fruit. Powerful and velvety in flavor with a fleshy and sustained finish, its aging potential seems excellent. Drink: 2005-2015. Importer: Paterno Imports, Lake Bluff, IL; tel. (847) 604-8900

Lots of ripe berry in this one, as well as new oak, yet it's refined and silky. Full- to medium-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a fruity, light vanilla finish. Needs some bottle age to come together. Another winner from Gaja. Best after 2003. 2,000 cases made, 500 cases imported.??–JS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add