2018 Brunello di Montalcino, Tassi, Tuscany, Italy saint-julien black plum and vibrant cherry

black plum and vibrant cherry touches

8 vintages from 2021 and back

The silky texture is very appealing

palate coating and wonderfully long finish

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2018 Brunello di Montalcino, Tassi, Tuscany, Italy saint-julien black plum and vibrant cherryThis comes from a single vineyard, tucked between the River Orcia and the hilltop Castelnuovo dellAbate at 240 metres altitude. Here, the strata of soils are mix of iron rich clay and galestro, filled with calcareous marine fossils. The 2018 vintage gave beautiful balance, without the blocky richness of 2017. Its undergone wild fermentation in concrete, and 30 days on skins followed by 30 months in ultra traditional Slovenian botti grandi. The colour