Poggio Sotto, Brunello Montalcino other_regions this is not to say

this is not to say that it is an elegant wine though it is less youthfully austere than I typically find with this wine

I've certainly seen young Taylor's with more intensity

the 2018 Cote Rotie la Cote Blonde features elegant hints of mixed herbs entwined around bold boysenberry fruit

Happily here there is no reduction present on the ultra-spicy and floral nose where soft wood frames the ripe aromas of various dark berries and plum scents

2010 and 2013

Poggio Sotto, Brunello Montalcino other_regions this is not to sayCastelnuovo dell'Abate. Very pale crimson with some blue. Unusual spicy nose. Edgy acidity on the end. Bitter cherries. Rather confidently going its own way. Much fresher and lighter than most.