Name Brunello di Montalcino
Vintage 1974
Producer Franco Biondi-Santi
Appelation Brunello di Montalcino DOC
Grapes Brunello
Alc./vol. 12,5%
Other info None
Price 331,80 Nok.


Tasting notes

Deep red colour. No bricking at all. Intence and very complex smell of stable, leather, herbs, earth, anise and mocca. Good body in the mouth. Great structure. Complex fruit. Good concentration. Cherries, earth, leather. High acidity and still some tannins. Long, long taste. A tremendous bottle of wine that really lived up to the hype. Even from 74 that was a reallt poor vintage. Biondi-Santi made no riserva this year. After about 1,5 hours in the glass the wine started to taste sour and tired. Strange since it showed so much life until then. So I suggest to drink up remaining bottles.

Arnt Egil Nordlien
Tasting note: Aug-00

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