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

The winery itself is located in the village of Samaniego

which leaves behind a sexy floral note

This is also wonderfully fresh and cool with a similar array of fruit and floral elements though here the earth element is a bit more pronounced

proudly tannic

This wonderfully elegant

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