Fortuna, Brunello di Montalcino

Drank with dinner, no formal notes. Doing quite nicely right now, i doubt it has room for meaningful improvement. Drink over the next 6 months, 12 months max. Integrated tannins that have shed their rough edge, balanced nicely with typical Brunello acid. Nice secondary/tertiary aromas and flavors of red fruits, tobacco, leather and soil flavors and aromas. Doesn't deliver deep complexity, but offers nice balance and profile.

2011 vintage

Double decanted 30 minutes before pairing with basil pesto tortellini. An attractive medium ruby in the glass, the very perfumed nose features cherry, violet, orange rind, and sandalwood. Very elegant, though with very good intensity and concentration. Was an excellent pairing, and is probably close to peak but not quite there yet. First of eight bottles.

2011 vintage

lighter style, ready to drink now

2011 vintage

After a nice long decant it showed blackberry, stewed plum and leather, quite sweet fruit. Tannins arrive immediately on the palate, still very bright and lively, fresh acid. Medium body, rich fruit and mature. Really lovely.

2001 vintage

Candied Cherry-raspberry leathery nose. Tart cherry on the palate. Paired very nicely with Mediterranean meal. Good acid and nice finish. Enjoyable smooth Brunello that is drinking well for me now. IMHO 2011 drinks fine early. 91.

2011 vintage

PnP'd...a medium ruby in the glass with thinning edges and slow-forming legs, the nose beckons with cherry, raspberry, sandalwood, camphor, rose petal and violet. Good intensity with medium body and a long, satisfying finish. This has improved since a year ago, and with ample acidity should improve further.

2011 vintage

Tasted after 36 hours open under cork in our 56 degree cellar. A medium+ garnet robe extending out to thinning edges. The nose features a bright sangiovese character featuring cherry, red alpine currant, some leather and oak spices. A pure beam of cherry and leather on the palate, with medium intensity and concentration, with a 20-second clean finish. Very good acidity bodes well for aging, and this should improve considerably with time in the bottle.

2011 vintage

Nice Brunello. Integrated tannins. Well balanced. 5h decant. Drink up in 3 years.

2001 vintage

Decanted for 10 hours, which helped the wine immensely. The tannins were silky and mellow, especially for such a young wine. Red fruits, cedar and tobacco. I wouldn't age this too long, especially since it is drinking so well now.

2011 vintage

A bit thin and lacking fruit and complexity. Nothing wrong with it, but nothing memorable.

2011 vintage

Just cannot find positive words for this wine. A very sour offering. While it was soft, it offered no lingering mouth-feel. Nose was hot and alcohol, with sour juicy flavors. Tannins were still strong on second day.

2011 vintage

Needed some time to open up but once it did, a very easy to drink and rewarding Brunello. Not overly complex, but long finish, and bright fruit throughout the pallet.

2011 vintage

Decanted for an hour. Still has plenty of life left. Cherry and some hints of vanilla. Drink up if holding.

2001 vintage

Good bottle ready to drink now - cherry, kirsch but getting well into the secondary, tertiary characteristics. Great value.

2001 vintage

Dark color with cherry and current flavors. The wine is well structured and finishes smoothly.

2001 vintage

Bel brunello, molto territoriale con frutto dolce e mineralità/terrosità. Buono anche in bocca, con la tipica acidità "frizzante" del sangioves

2001 vintage

This wine was a surprise. We figured it was going to be good but it was great. Initially, for the 1st hour, it was simpler and it came together after being decanted for 1+ hours and then enjoyed over 1+ hours. Similar notes to my previous bottles, but this time it had a laser beam of red cherry/kirsch, raspberry and sweet leather which was great. Enjoyed from magnum.

2001 vintage

Darker then I would have expected. Nice notes when decanted, cedar, blasam, dark cherry fruit but then after an hour or more in the decanter it turns to mostly tobacco and dark fruit. Pretty simple in the end and a soft finish. Not much better then a basic CCR. Difficult vintage.

2005 vintage

Blockbuster bottle. Dark and inky purple, rich black fruit and spicy aromas that carry to palate in waves of layers, showing black cherry, sandlewood, saddle leather & cigarbox notes, embraced by sweet and round tannins, and departing with a long finish. Drinking perfectly now, why didn't we buy a case?

2001 vintage

Very nice wine. Decanted for 6 hours, which paid off nicely. This wine changed quite a bit over time. Pair this with steak and tomato pesto pasta. Pretty heavy wine.

2001 vintage

Needs 45 min decant. Kind of acidic so def food wine. Liked nose better than the flavor.

2005 vintage

Really nice, lithe, traditionally styled Brunello. Drinking well with 45 minutes of air.

2001 vintage

Brunellos, mainly 2006 (K&L Wines, Redwood City, California) : Dark red violet color; lovely, redolent, dried cherry, dried berry nose; tasty, tight, dried berry, dried cherry, tart raspberry palate with medium acidity; medium-plus finish 90+ points

2005 vintage

cranberry, red currant with balanced wood, acid and tannin

2005 vintage

Definitely needs an hour to open. Hints of spice but full bodied. Better as the night went along.

2001 vintage

Very straightforward. Approachable now. Not a fruit bomb but enjoyable Not for aging more than another year

2001 vintage

Better the 2nd day. Stone fruits in the nose . Tasting a bit hot but mellowing by the hour.

2001 vintage

Chalky on the finish with some nice acidity. Considering the vintage and the vintner, I was expecting more

2001 vintage

Decanted for 4 hours before a family bbq. Opened up very well, more fruit forward than the classic earthy brunello. Not a brute but very well done.

2001 vintage

Needed ½ of air. Sweet nose showing cherries and vanilla, with blackberry and mineral notes coming on with additional airtime. Good acidity on the full-bodied palate which showed cherry and mineral notes on the long finish.

2001 vintage

We really enjoyed this bottle, despite not giving it enough time from cellar to table. Nice balance, long finish, accessible.

2001 vintage

This was much more accessible than the Costanti. Opened up and was a pleasure to sip.

2001 vintage

Very nice, smooth, with good fruit.

2001 vintage

Wow. More than I expected. Decanted for 1.5 hours and got a full, balanced wine. Tasted mature, but I'm certainly not worried about it any time soon.

2001 vintage

What a difference a day makes! Opened 2 hours before pouring, still closed, classic brunello nose but little finish/bite. Next day, 2nd half of the bottle opened up significantly. Long, cherry finish, rich aromas, tannins were released. Make sure you decant this one.

2001 vintage

Good, nice fruit, good acid. A bit of bitterness on the finish, tho. It is subtle, you won't notice it with food

2005 vintage

medium body fresh redcurrant, integrated acidity, a bit of earth, good food wine

2005 vintage

Savory and chocolatey.

2005 vintage

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