2017 Brunello di Montalcino, Tassi, Tuscany, Italy
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Sangiovese
- Walter Speller
- 16/20
- Michaela Morris
- 90/100
- Eric Guido
- 92/100
- Monica Larner
- 92/100
- James Suckling
- 95/100
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Description
The vintage’s heat gave intensity to the grapes, but the vines’ proximity to the river and cold mountain winds retained freshness and phenolic maturity. Wild fermentation in concrete, 10% whole-bunch and 25 months in botti grande make for a stylish Brunello. Dense, dark fruit, earthy detail and floral highlights melt into a firm frame with juicy velvet tannins.
Davy Zyw, Senior Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd
Critics reviews
Healthy-looking mid-ruby. A little brooding on the nose with a hint of cinnamon bark. Ripe and with a reasonable depth of fruit on the palate. The tannic grip on the finish but without overpowering the fruit.
Drink 2022 - 2026
With vineyards at various altitudes and expositions in Montalcino’s southern reaches of Castelnuovo dell’Abate, Tassi proposes three Brunello. In 2017, the estate bottling combines freshness with lush ripeness as scented garden herbs and baked flint permeate prune plums and glazed cherries. Upfront robust tannins give plenty to chew on in this full-figured Brunello, smooth and velvety right through to the warming finish.
Drink 2022 - 2028
A beguiling mix of crushed stone, black currants, wild herbs and hints of animal musk smolders up from the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino. This is deeply textural and velvety in feel, but with energizing acidity to balance, as ripe wild berries and exotic spices cascade across a core of saline-minerals. There’s simply so much power and intensity within that you barely notice the grippy tannins that are slowly clamping down on the experience. A hint of balsamic-tinged cherry lingers on and on. Wow; give this a year or two of cellaring, and then enjoy it with abandon.
Drink 2024 - 2029
Production is 6,281 bottles.
Fabio Tassi's classic annata bottling is the 2017 Brunello di Montalcino. This certified organic wine opens to a robust and elaborate bouquet with contrasting layers of dark fruit and savoury spice. It embraces a dark and more determined side of the vintage heat, showing black cherry, dried prune and smoky or earthy tones at the back. This more robust presentation would slide up comfortably to a charred grilled steak with mesquite and barbecue marinade.
Drink 2023 - 2035
Lots of sweet berries with plum and cherry aromas that follow through to a full body with plenty of ripe tannins, yet they are polished and savory. Very juicy. Bright and tangy finish. Balanced and fresh. From organically grown grapes.
Drink after 2022
About this wine
Brunello di Montalcino
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