Tag: Wine Enthusiast

• Oddero 2013 Villero (Barolo)
  Rose petal, woodland berry, new leather and wild herb aromas demonstrate its …
  97 Points Piedmont $80 Cellar Selection
• Castello dei Rampolla 2013 d’Alceo Red (Toscana)
  Truffle, plum, mocha and pipe tobacco are some of the aromas you’ll …
  96 Points Tuscany $242 Cellar Selection
• Pietro Rinaldi 2013 Monvigliero (Barolo)
  Classic Nebbiolo aromas of new leather, dark spice, wild berry and blue …
  95 Points Piedmont $75
• Elvio Cogno 2012 Bricco Pernice (Barolo)
  Classic Nebbiolo aromas of wild red berry, forest floor, rose and new …
  95 Points Piedmont $120
• Marchesi Antinori 2014 Tignanello Red (Toscana)
  Exotic spice, cedar, purple flower, forest floor and wild berry are some …
  95 Points Tuscany $110
• Oddero 2013 Rocche di Castiglione (Barolo)
  Rose, perfumed berry and exotic spice aromas take center stage on this …
  94 Points Piedmont $75
• Cagliero 2009 Ravera Riserva (Barolo)
  Rose petal, ripe red-skinned berry and a balsamic note emerge from the …
  94 Points Piedmont $75
• Ca’Romè 2011 Cerretta Riserva (Barolo)
  Alluring aromas of red berry, new leather and underbrush slowly unfold in …
  94 Points Piedmont $120
• Marchesi Antinori 2014 Solaia Red (Toscana)
  Fragrant and refined, this iconic wine offers alluring aromas of purple flower, …
  94 Points Tuscany $240 Cellar Selection
• Tenuta Rocca 2013 del Comune di Serralunga d’Alba (Barolo)
  This opens with enticing aromas of menthol, new leather, forest berry and …
  94 Points Piedmont $80

2013 Brunello di Montalcino: 30 Top-Rated Wines

• Le Chiuse 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Dark spice, pipe tobacco, blue flower, crushed herb and wild berry are …
  100 Points Tuscany $79 Cellar Selection
• Altesino 2013 Montosoli (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Enticing aromas of ripe berry, chopped herb, new leather, tobacco and a …
  99 Points Tuscany $125 Cellar Selection
• Salvioni 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Delicate aromas of new leather, wild berry, chopped mint and a balsamic …
  97 Points Tuscany $199 Cellar Selection
• Baricci 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Truffle, underbrush, new leather, wild berry and violet aromas are front and …
  97 Points Tuscany $57 Cellar Selection
• Conti Costanti 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Delicately scented, this offers underbrush, pressed violet and wild berry aromas. It’s …
  97 Points Tuscany $95 Cellar Selection
• Pieve Santa Restituta 2013 Sugarille (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Underbrush, new leather, wild herb and dark-skin berry aromas meld with balsamic …
  96 Points Tuscany $185 Cellar Selection
• L’Aietta 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Rose, iris, perfumed berry and dark culinary-spice aromas emerge in the glass. …
  96 Points Tuscany $145 Cellar Selection
• Il Marroneto 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Inviting aromas of wild red berry, new leather, rose petal, crushed herb …
  96 Points Tuscany $90
• Castelgiocondo 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Wild berry, crushed violet, pipe tobacco and chopped herb aromas leap out …
  96 Points Tuscany $79
• Salicutti 2013 Piaggione (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Fragrant and loaded with finesse, this radiant red offers enticing scents of …
  96 Points Tuscany $82
• San Polo 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Woodland berry, forest floor, exotic spice and tobacco aromas escape the glass. …
  96 Points Tuscany $80 Cellar Selection
• Gianni Brunelli 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Alluring aromas of wild berry, crushed blue flower, dried herb and exotic …
  95 Points Tuscany $73
• Ruffino 2013 Tenuta Greppone Mazzi (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Aromas of underbrush, tilled soil, iris, new leather and red-skinned berry take …
  95 Points Tuscany $80 Cellar Selection
• SassodiSole 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Enticing scents of pipe tobacco, exotic spice, forest floor and crushed violet …
  95 Points Tuscany $90
• Fuligni 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Enticingly fragrant, this opens with delicate scents of forest berry, underbrush, new …
  95 Points Tuscany $100
• Sesta di Sopra 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Elegantly scented, this fragrant red opens with scents of perfumed berry, iris, …
  95 Points Tuscany $60
• Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Underbrush, tobacco, ripe berry and balsamic aromas abound in this delicious red. …
  95 Points Tuscany $65 Editors’ Choice
• Donatella Cinelli Colombini 2013 Prime Donne (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Fragrant and elegant, this offers lovely scents of pressed blue flower and …
  95 Points Tuscany $110
• Il Marroneto 2013 Madonna delle Grazie (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Earthy aromas of underbrush, truffle, game and new leather meld with ripe …
  95 Points Tuscany $224
• Lambardi 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Wild berry, fragrant purple flower, new leather and cake-spice aromas come together …
  95 Points Tuscany $80 Cellar Selection
• Lisini 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Fruity aromas of wild red berry align with earthy notes of forest …
  94 Points Tuscany $60
• Podere Brizio 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Heady aromas suggesting pipe tobacco, leather, licorice and balsamic notes abound on …
  94 Points Tuscany $60
• San Polino 2013 Helichrysum (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Alluring scents of ripe plum, tobacco, underbrush, fragrant blue flower and a …
  94 Points Tuscany $90
• Pieve Santa Restituta 2013 Rennina (Brunello di Montalcino)
  This perfumed Brunello offers enticing scents of pressed violet, rose, talcum powder, …
  94 Points Tuscany $165
• Fattoria dei Barbi 2013 Vigna del Fiore (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Aromas of wild berry, leather, rose and tobacco leaf come together in …
  94 Points Tuscany $155
• Marchesi Antinori 2013 Pian delle Vigne (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Alluring scents of sweet pipe tobacco, baking spice, violet and baked plum …
  94 Points Tuscany $75
• Argiano 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Chopped herbs, new leather, underbrush and a whiff of star anise lead …
  93 Points Tuscany $65
• Canalicchio di Sopra 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Forest floor, dark-skinned berry, iris and new leather aromas lead the nose. …
  93 Points Tuscany $75
• La Gerla 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  This opens with intriguing aromas of smoke, grilled herb, pressed violet and …
  93 Points Tuscany $58
• Poggiarellino 2013 Brunello di Montalcino
  Showing an earthy elegance, this has aromas of underbrush, violet, red berry, …
  93 Points Tuscany $49 Editors’ Choice

Togerther with the 2013 Brunellos 2012 Riservas also came out, of which a good number were oustanding, particularly two of them to which I awarded a perfect 100 points score.

2012 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Top-Rated Wines: 10 Top-Rated Wines

• Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona 2012 Vigna di Pianrosso Santa Caterina d’Oro Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
  This gorgeous wine opens with alluring aromas of sweet pipe tobacco, underbrush, …
  100 Points Tuscany $175 Cellar Selection
• Conti Costanti 2012 Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Heady scents of chopped herbs, woodland berry, forest floor, new leather, dark …
  100 Points Tuscany $245 Cellar Selection
• Fuligni 2012 Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Enticing scents of iris, violet, perfumed berry and cake spice mingle with …
  96 Points Tuscany $210
• Gianni Brunelli 2012 Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Plum, blue flower, star anise, leather and eucalyptus aromas mingle together on …
  96 Points Tuscany $120
• Le Gode 2012 Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Enticing aromas of new leather, fragrant purple flower, underbrush, steeped plum and …
  96 Points Tuscany $110
• Padelletti 2012 Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
  This classic, fragrant Brunello boasts aromas of new leather, pipe tobacco, fragrant …
  96 Points Tuscany $85 Cellar Selection
• Il Poggione 2012 Vigna Paganelli Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Big, but polished, this full-bodied wine offers subtle, alluring aromas of baked …
  95 Points Tuscany $130
• Terralsole 2012 Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Smooth, full-bodied and glossy, this opens with aromas of licorice, underbrush, tobacco …
  95 Points Tuscany $89
• Canalicchio di Sopra 2012 Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Underbrush, tobacco, new leather and chopped herb aromas unfold in the glass. …
  95 Points Tuscany $140
• Caparzo 2012 Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Fragrant blue flower, wild berry and baking spice aromas meld with a …
  95 Points Tuscany $80

Plus a fabulous 2011  Riserva:

• Le Potazzine 2011 Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
  Captivating scents of pressed violet, dark spice, perfumed berry, new leather and …
  99 Points Tuscany $225 Cellar Selection

Here you find all my 272 reviews  (180 Brunello di Montalcino 2013, 88 Riserva 2012 and 4 Riserva 2011)