Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino other_regions The winery itself is located

The winery itself is located in the village of Samaniego

This wonderfully elegant

but there are some gorgeous peach and citrus notes that flourish on the finish

the wine shows a distinct personality that is immediately gentle and open-knit despite its very young age

pure and highly complex red berry fruit aromas nuanced by a hint of iron oxide (a rusty earth character) that precedes rich

Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino other_regions The winery itself is locatedTime 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