Stella di Campalto (Podere S.Giuseppe), Brunello di Montalcino Riserva other_regions_australia focused and beautifully long finish

focused and beautifully long finish

lemon rind and a subtle matchstick character

which flies in the face of the vintage that birthed it

the 2014 Proprietary Red needs a little coaxing to reveal slowly unfurling notions of warm black cherries

The wines aged just fine

Stella di Campalto (Podere S.Giuseppe), Brunello di Montalcino Riserva other_regions_australia focused and beautifully long finishThe 2009 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is quite open knit, radiant and accessible. Raspberry jam, white pepper, flowers, mint and sweet spices hove on the palate in a decidedly mid weight Brunello that emphasizes grace and agility. The persistent, textured finish is striking. It will be interesting to see if the 2009 puts on weight in bottle, or if it remains the slghtly fragile, fleeting wine it is today. Stella di Campalto's wines never lack