Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino other_regions_italy grainy tannins and great tension

grainy tannins and great tension

Angelo Gaja isn’t the talkative type too often these days

Solidly built

The caressing yet entirely serious medium weight flavors exude a light minerality while displaying fine length on the focused

Silky and lifted in the glass

Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino other_regions_italy grainy tannins and great tensionTime has not been kind to the 2004 Brunello di Montalcino. Leather, mushrooms, smoke, cedar, licorice, dried cherry iron all signs of a fully mature wine are front and center. Although there is plenty of depth and richness to the fruit, the 2004 has not aged well, especially in its aromatics. There is little finesse or elegance at all to speak of. Both bottles I tasted, one at the winery and one from my cellar, were disappointing. Granted, this is the