Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di Montalcino

Pop and pour. Cork fell apart, but btl was in pristine condition. On the nose: tertiary dried raspberry, charcoal, soft red earth. Just stunning. On the palate: dried red fruit, charred meat, soft wild strawberry. No rush to drink if this btl was representative.

Tuesday (Chicago, IL) : I didn't really know what to expect from 1991 Brunello, but I also don't think I expected to find a wine that was as fruit forward as this was (though it's not like I even know what the weather was like in Tuscany that year). Anyway, I didn't expect a wine with this much fruit -- there was a modestly candied note to the fruit here, and that said, I'm not getting as much herbs and …

Slow-ox for ~4 hours and could have used more. Lovely nose of smoke, spice and red cherry. Palate has loads of power and dense fruit that is quite complex. In a peak window with long life ahead.

This bottle showed nicely and preyed on my bias against older Sangiovese. This is clearly made in a style for long aging, although it was probably best out of the gates with about 15 minutes of air and fell apart with 1/3 the bottle left a couple hours later. Lovely tertiary notes with leather, some shoe polish and light VA, structurally resolved with black cherry and a little balsamic flavors lingering nicely. A serious and ageworthy wine that felt to …

Longlivebrunello tasting, the "La Paulee" of Montalcino, vin 15: Average vintage. Nose with leather, low fruit, mushrooms, herbs, bouillon and some oxidative notes. Some tannins still there. 90p

Had a good bottle and it was a really delicate and old school style. Leather and ripe fruits will keep this wine for next 3 years easily alive. Nothing for brunello. Beginners :)

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Wine is done. Maybe this was good in its prime, but this went right down the drain. Burnt caramel, volatile acidity, and oxidized mud. Tastes like a 50 year old wine left out in the sun for 49 years.

I feared for this having read previous two notes. Actually it was lovely, very light in colour and lovely balance of acidity surprisingly sweet attack on well defined fruit. Fine layers of tertiary notes but not the forest floor variety just confit fruit but light. Certainly no fatigue on the palate after several glasses. Just classic old style brunello built on fruit and acidic balance.

Vinegar. Not sure if the wine is done or if it was stored improperly.

I tried this wine a couple of years ago while visiting Verona. At that time the wine seemed past its prime. Received this bottle as a gift and found it to be worse than the first one. Bottle may have been bad, or this one is really past it's drinking years.

After letting a breathe, it really opened up. Silky smooth texture. Delicious.

Fine, old ruby color. Beautiful nose of funky, sweet earth and black truffles. Quite high in acid at first but as this wine mellowed with air and decanting, the acidity integrated and the wine took on a gorgeous texture like that of an old Bordeaux. Not a lush style at all but rather elegant and earthy with a fantastic lightness of texture that surprised everyone at the table. Wonderful earthy, mushroom flavors with old dark berries and a hint of …