BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 2015 Argiano

95+ puncte Robert Parker, 95 puncte James Suckling

De o culoare rosu-rubiniu inchis, Argiano Brunello di Montalcino 2015 este un vin complex, elegant, rotund, viguros si rasat, cu o lunga persistenta aromatica si tanini catifelati. Aromele intalnite sunt fructe rosii, lemn, cu note usoare de vanilie, si gem. Maturat timp de 4 ani, dintre care doi ani si jumatate in stejar - un an in baricuri frantuzesti, pentru structura, si cel putin doi ani si jumatate in butoaie mari din Slavonia, pentru a imblanzi aromele concentrate de fruct. Inainte de a fi pus in vanzare e maturat 6 luni la sticla. Este recomandat a se degusta la o temperatura de 16-18 grade Celsius alaturi de carne rosie la gratar, prajita sau fiarta, vanat, rata sau branzeturi gen Pecorino. Se recomanda decantarea cu cel putin o ora inainte de a-l bea.

• This is a terrific wine and one of the new releases from Montalcino that I happily include on a short list of top recommendations. The Argiano 2015 Brunello di Montalcino shows a very lively bouquet that is already singing despite the young age of this new release. The wine opens to a dark ruby color with garnet highlights. The bouquet shows a large span of wild berry, earth, licorice spice and medicinal herb aromas. This vintage also reveals a pretty floral character with dried rose potpourri and lavender buds. After fermentation, the wine is aged slowly for 30 months in large oak botte (including 10-, 30- and 50-hectoliter capacity), thus restricting oxygen and gently slowing its evolution. However, the 2015 vintage is naturally expressive and exuberant, and that's the main takeaway here. Some 100,000 bottles were filled in May 2019, and the wine hits the market in February 2020.Rating:95+

• Very floral on the nose with plums, rose petals and freshly sliced porcini mushrooms. The palate is tight and compressed with beautiful ripe fruit, wet earth and cool, stone flavors. A structured and impressive wine. Drink after 2022.