Fossacolle, Brunello di Montalcino
Fossacolle · Tuscany › Brunello di Montalcino › Italy
Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
90
/100
Reviews
11
professional
Vintages
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95
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Taster #1454
· Dec 30, 2023
93/100
Great wine. nice ageing notes, I believe this is peaking and will not improve from here, but might stay as it is for a while. A bit unbalanced upon opening, but a couple of hours in the decanter did the job. Highly balanced, very nice teritary notes, ripe fruit so nice integrated oak. Highly enjoyable and paired well with rack of lamb.
2003 vintage
Taster #8878
· Dec 26, 2021
86/100
Frukten begynner å tørke inn. Mye tannin
2003 vintage
Taster #7480
· Sep 25, 2019
95/100
Smooth and elegant right out of the bottle.
2003 vintage
Taster #7872
· Jan 1, 2014
89/100
Enjoyable Brunello mature and quite rustique. Soft tannins, a bit thin. Nice but not a wine I will remember as it did not make much of an impression.
2000 vintage
Taster #9983
· Dec 14, 2013
89/100
Aroma of charred raw beef, cedar, pumpkin pie spice. Taste of plums poached in wine; dried fig taste at the end that results in a long finish. Let breathe for 45 minutes.
2000 vintage
Taster #5764
· Nov 5, 2012
89/100
Drank at wine club with the cheese course. It was paired against a Banfi Brunello di Montalcino 1999. The Fossacolle won by a consensus.
2000 vintage
Taster #8876
· Jun 26, 2012
91/100
Soft, delicate texture with a range I flavors pushing through in its prime. Leather, bread, tobacco, chocolate, black cherry and currants, black pepper... such a rich range of tastes and smells but still a tight structure and not overly bold. A great wine. Very compelling.
2000 vintage
Taster #9983
· Apr 29, 2012
87/100
Initial opening aromas of anise spice; a lot of fruit; yeasty (like hot cross buns out of the oven); faint double bubble bubble gum. Need to let breathe for at least an hour to let the tannins soften. Well balanced; better with food than alone.
2000 vintage
Taster #9356
· Apr 2, 2012
90/100
- Medium forming legs - Solid wine but was expecting more complexity. Decanted for 3 hours but was still lacking something. Would have scored at 88 but on day 2 the wine really opened up and gave me what I was looking for the night before. I would recommend decanting the day before.
2000 vintage
Taster #6006
· Dec 21, 2011
87/100
Not as great as when I tasted in Montalcino in 2005. I should have had this one sooner. The flavor was straight forward sangiovese. I little weaker than Brunello should be. Subtle fruit, cocoa powder, leather. Easy drinking wine. But way expensive for the ultimate lack of pleasure. If you have any of this, drink it up. Its nice, but will not get better for sure.
2000 vintage
Taster #0433
· Mar 19, 2010
Very faint nose, pleasant mouthfeel, a bit out of balance, pretty long finish. Mediocre, over the hill or badly stored? Day 2: surprise! The wine came together nicely and while the nose is still very subdued, the palate filled up and the wine had a very nice mouthfeel. The finish is long and savory. Good.
2000 vintage
Taster #6345
· Aug 17, 2008
90/100
Somewhat subdued nose, but a very enjoyable wine. Nose of black pepper, dark fruit and earth. Smooth palate and medium finish.
2000 vintage