Col d’Orcia Poggio al Vento Riserva Brunello di Montalcino 2016

Super classic Brunello from a classic vintage, being released now. The perfume to this is really something, with cherries, flowers, lead pencil and light hints of graphite. Then it moves to raspberries and black cherries with some sandalwood shavings. You just want to smell it. Clear and transparent. Full-bodied with very fine and succinct tannins that fill the mouth and show super tension and form. Extremely long and structured. Beautiful now, but this will age for decades ahead. Drink or hold. Ranked #89 in James Suckling’s Top 100 World Wines of 2023. Score – 98. (jamessuckling.com, Nov. 28, 2023)