Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino Cerretalto Vintage:2006 with a good lashing of

with a good lashing of sweet vanillin oak

The tannins have more softeners and polish that I usually detect in their wine

In some vintages

the palate is quite austere

The bouquet is broad and wide-sweeping with a healthy succession of red berry

Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino Cerretalto Vintage:2006 with a good lashing ofThe 2008 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto is one of those wines that is just born young. When I first tasted it on release, the wine showed immediately accessible characteristics of wild berry fruit and spice, lavished over a streamlined mouthfeel. Not much has changed since then. This vintage has maintained that sense of youthfulness and overall accessibility. The tannins are sweet and balanced against the wine's inner fruit flavors. This expression