Tenuta Fanti Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 2018 Pinot Project black plum reduction and fig

black plum reduction and fig cake

well reflecting the character of this small windy corner of Sicily

balanced texture

brilliant and intense

The fruit is there as well

Tenuta Fanti Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany, Italy 2018 Pinot Project black plum reduction and figThe 2018 Brunello di Montalcino immediately reminds you of the austerity and brawn inherent to this important category of wine. Brunello is released five years after the harvest precisely to allow complexity to develop in the bottle. That careful evolution has transpired nicely here. The wine shows dark plum and dried blackberry in a leading role, with spice, tar, tobacco and campfire ash at the back. The tannins are present but on the soft side, and