Proprietor Sassetti's 1995 Brunello di Montalcino is one of the finest tasted from the vintage. The dark garnet/ruby color is followed by complex characteristics of cedar wood, dried tobacco, licorice, Asian spices, and black cherry/currant fruit. Generous and full-bodied, with sweet fruit, light to moderate tannin, and a long finish, this Brunello can be drunk now as well as over the next decade.
A Marc de Grazia Selection, various American importers, including Michael Skurnik, Syosset, NY; tel. (516) 677-9300, Vin Divino, Chicago, IL; tel. (773) 334-6700, and Estate Wines, Ltd., San Rafael, CA; tel. (415) 492-9411