Terralsole, Brunello di Montalcino, Vigna Fonte Lattaia

Just starting to turn Garnet. The tannins were fine grained and well integrated with the wine. The red fruit notes have started to prune and give way to more vegetal tertiary notes like tomato leaf and more developed tobacco notes. Acidity was still bright, could age another 5+.

2008 vintage

Garnet color, lighter and almost transparent around the rim. Aromas of ripe and dried fruits such as cherries, blackberry, plum, strawberry. Nice oak and aging notes of tobacco, leather, vanilla, coffee. Acidity is still good, solid length. Great match with mutton fillet.

2008 vintage

This 2008 is surprisingly developed, brown and orange in color, on the nose delicious aging aromas, coffee, chocolate, prunes, dark ripe fruit, on the palate complex, leather and mushroom, long balsamic aftertaste of forest floor and licorice. Should be drunk now, further storage is not recommended. Mature 92 p

2008 vintage

Bold and round! Amazing complexaty with tertiary notes og tobacco, leather, mushrooms and soil. Still prominant fruit of cherry, plum, cranberry and some blackberry. Soft dusty tannins with vanilla and oak, and good acidaty. Amazing wine, probably at the top now.

2008 vintage

Medium dark ruby with brick edges. Medium- intense nose of ripe red cherries, some dark cherries, red currant, cranberries, figs, some mushrooms, tobacco, slight leather. Palate similar. Well developed - probably near its zenith. Fresh acidity, distinct fruit - but going tertiary, rounded tannins. Very smooth. Apparently, this is a special edition of this wine. Paired with a home made lasagna packed with herbs. This Brunello loves Thyme and Oregano. Great match! Medium + body, medium+ acidity and medium- tannins.

2008 vintage

Samme som forrige flaske. Har drukket 4-5 flasker av denne vinen og opplever noe flaske-variasjon, men jevnt over en bra moden Brunello til en fornuftig pris. Denne flasken var ok, mens andre har vært bedre, så scorer 90-92 i min bok..

2008 vintage

Transparent dyp burgund rød farge med svakt oransje kant. Ved åpning virket den svært moden, men strammet seg raskt opp og oppleves mer ungdommelig enn tidligere flasker siste året. Lett moden aroma med preg av lær, kaffe, tørket frukt, litt røde bær og ett lett parfymert preg. I munn er den medium + fyldig og har god konsentrasjon. Bra lengde.

2008 vintage

Rund og smakfull, men bør nok drikkes innen for 1-3 år

2008 vintage

In between youth and maturity. Smooth, spicy, dried fruits. Kind of splendid. Drink now + 5

2008 vintage

Decanted for about 90 minutes. Muted nose but beautiful notes of cherry and tomato leaves on the palate. Tannins were very fine and acidity remains medium-high. Probably lots of life left in this beautifully made wine.

2008 vintage

I had a bottle of this one almost a year ago and enjoyed it. This time around, this one really stood out. We opened it and let it stand in the bottle about an hour. A little bit of bricking around the edges in the glass, nice semi transparent coloring. Really nice nose of roses, berry and maybe a little leather. Very silky in the mouth, more berry and leather and maybe even some smoky notes. Nice smooth long finish. …

2008 vintage

This wine needs about 20 minutes in the glass or a solid hour or two in decanter. After that you can't have enough. Opens up beautifully.

2008 vintage

Still drinking extremely well, at its peak. Acid is a tick higher than 7 months ago. Without food, the secondary and tertiary flavors are slightly affected making it less cohesive. Drink up.

2008 vintage

4.2/5. Nice 12 year old BdM. On the nose notes of cherry earth oak. On the palate cherry mushroom leather cedar with nice smooth well incorporated tannins and medium strong acidity. Went well with lamb chops with shallot mustard sauce. Enjoyed but would not pay the $175 suggested here.

2008 vintage

Decanted 2 hrs. Dark red / brown in the glass. Really nice nose of cedar and faint blackberry. On the palate, more cedar and some leather along with blackberry, black cherry in the background. Very firm tannins. A nice, long finish. Drank blind alongside a 2008 Casanova di Neri Tenuta Nuova. Consensus was both were real enjoyable, the CdN was a little more smooth. Had with pork tenderloin. I think maybe This needs to be drunk within a year or …

2008 vintage

Lighter brown red body, not as dark as the Riserva. Nose has salted caramel, tomato skin, cheese rind, orange peel, clean raspberry frambois. Sweet palate with black cherry, raisin, montmorency cherries. Nice, hefty tannins (by no means monolithic or unapproachable, just firm). Back end is a little sharp and dry, slight rosehips. All-in all, a quality wine at a great price $50 USD that is in a peak drinking window and has at least 5 years left before it should …

2008 vintage

Dark cherry, cedar, leather, wet moss, and tobacco. Fair amount of bricking. I think this vintage is nearing the end of it's prime drinking window.

2008 vintage

Very good, but not quite as good as my last bottle (see note from December 2019). I found that this bottle didn't open up as much as the last and was not as expressive. Still lovely flavors of blackberry, currant and vanilla. Nose is all cigar box. Give this time to open up, at least a few hours in the bottle before drinking. Firmly in its drinking window.

2008 vintage

This was excellent. When opened, lots of barnyard on the nose. The wine needed about 2 hours to open up (no decant). Following the two hours, this was singing. Bold flavours, slightly tannic and a perfect blackberry finish. Wow. I would drink this over the next year or maybe 2. 93

2008 vintage

Enjoyed with beef flavored risotto...fantastic! Beautiful wine. Wild cherry, hint of baking spice and red licorice. Soft, well integrated tannins and a lingering finish. Drink now!

2008 vintage

Fantastic bin end find at Provence Marinaside. PnP and already has great Tuscan aroma. It continues to open up during 75 mins. The attack starts with acidity follow by red and dark fruits, follow by herbs and leather, soft medium grainy tannin, some alcohol hot. Finish is a good minute long. Quite enjoyable, would have order another but last bottle!

2008 vintage

Generally consistent with previous notes, but I'm upgrading the score. I've now had four bottles of the 2008 and each of them has been among the most enjoyable of any I can recall. Perhaps a shade light on cerebral complexity, but there's just no arguing with the sheer joy it delivers. Pricey and well worth it. NB this is now showing a considerable amount of bricking; probably time to drink up.

2008 vintage

A very smooth wine after 45-60 minute decant, lots of earth, spice and vegetation that follows the red strawberries and cassis.

2008 vintage

Decanted 4 hours before tasting. Already quite a bit of bricking in the glass. Nose of plum, wild strawberry, licorice. Modern and balanced on the palate, round black and spicy red fruit. Tart finish on the short end of medium, well integrated tannins. Juicy, modern style Brunello, right at peak. Drink now with a good decant.

2008 vintage

I really like the 08. Liked it over the 07, but the one bottle I had seemed cooked

2008 vintage

Leather, dried dark fruits, flowers and a touch of wood on the nose. Elegant and beautiful aromas. Some orange, dark, dried cherry and very fine tannins on the palate. Licorice jumps out on the finish. Finish drops off after about 20 seconds.

2008 vintage

Tasted in Montalcino at the winery. Wine was unlabeled awaiting export release in August. This wine is not a polished as previous vintages, but has alot of potential, espcially for an average vintage. Needs a couple years to come together. 91+

2008 vintage

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