Donatella Cinelli Colombini, Rosso di Montalcino, Prime Donne

Decanted less then an hour. Excellent right from the start and improved as it came up to room temperature. Medium bodied balanced tannins and tolerable acidity which lended itself well with our meal of sausages, Caprese salad

Two hours decant. Ruddy in colour, slightly opaque, medium to high viscosity. Nose is not strong, very young wine. Tastes of early season red berries, mint, caramel, earth, loads of fine tannins and acidity. Feels like this needs to sit until 2025 before being good, but it is well on its way.

Don't open this wine anytime soon. Sure, it was wide open, revealing all of its secrets just prior to release, but right now, it's buttoned up pretty good. Very classic build, with excellent, bright typicity showing on the nose, and med/med+ palate. But, again, it's really coiled now, so let it sleep at least 3 more years. For its potential, highly recommended https://www.ItalianWine.blog

Clear pale/medium garnet; clean medium plus nose of light balsamic, dried plums, dried strawberries, musty/dusty, savoury herbs and barnyard; dry; high acidity; medium plus tannins; medium plus alcohol; medium body; medium plus flavour intensity; palate is tarter and simpler, but with addition of cocoa; medium plus finish; drink now or in another 5 to 7 years; will smooth out over time but I’m not sure that it will improve much

A nice glass of wine and with a high quality. It did not hit me so much. Maybe I took it to early but not sure. Very elegant fruit, nice balance and some tasty wood, but I was missing more brunello/sangiovese taste and power.

Brought a 2015 Rion NSG 1er Cru Vignes Rondes and a 2013 Colombini BdM Prime Donne to a Chinese dinner to demonstrate the difference between such “old world flavor profiles” and a Aussie Shiraz, and the Burgundy was showing just phenomenal with Peking Duck and so on. Sweet red and dark fruit, beautiful aromatics and complexity and none of the slightly intrusive oak and overwhelming wood spices I remember from my last bottle. While to my surprise also clearly classic …

Fruktig och lätt Brunello som har en lång och trevlig eftersmak, vinet är egentligen gjort för långlagring men dricks utmärkt redan nu. Kraft rödbärig fruktighet men ändå lätt och ljus i färgen. Har potential men då skulle jag troligtvis vilja ha en fylligare brunello. Vinet har bara sett stora fat och det märks då frukten och elegansen är i fokus.

Benvenuto Brunello 2018; 2/18/2018-2/19/2018 : Naso suadente, invitante con complessità floreale e di frutti di bosco neri e rossi. Spezie dolci ma anche piccanti ed esotiche, una punta di cuoio, ma notevole integrità e pulizia. Al palato ampio ed energico, con tannini ben integrati ma che si fanno sentire. Lungo, flessuoso. Ottimo.