Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
91
/100
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19
professional
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2006
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91/100
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96
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Taster #6585
· May 17, 2021
96/100
Is it possible to feel a wine it it bouquet? The mouthfeel and the finish all on the nose. Raspberry and cherry infused stone. Rocks and fruit. Ethereal. It is impossible for this wine to get better.
2006 vintage
Taster #3413
· Apr 4, 2021
93/100
This is why we age Brunello. Savory nose of red fruit, leather, menthol, spices. So silky on the palate with black cherry fruit accented nicely by Tuscan earth, tobacco, saddle leather, and minerals. Long finish of more cherry fruit and earth. In a great spot right now at 15 years of age. Will likely hold for another few years. Drink now - 2024
2006 vintage
Taster #9911
· Feb 21, 2021
92/100
Dried roses dried cherry, baked clay, a ton of eucalyptus and wild herbs, and meaty notes. Very interesting. Medium bodied, fresh finish and sandy tannins. The fruit is alive and sweet, with a sanguine underpinning to everything. The finish is a touch hot, but long and delicious. At peak and should stay here for the next few years.
2006 vintage
Taster #1266
· Feb 16, 2021
92/100
Dark garnet with no bricking. Dried red fruits (currant, raspberry), dusty cherry, cedar and iron shavings on the nose; dried red fruits on the palate. Medium bodied with great, food-friendly tannins and acidity. Falls off on the back of the palate and finish, but who cares - really in a great place at the moment, and went well with a terrific Parmesan-cream sauce. Delicious.
2006 vintage
Taster #3674
· Oct 23, 2020
93/100
Has aged nicely, with mellow tones. The berry notes come through clearly.
2006 vintage
Taster #7087
· Aug 22, 2020
93/100
Earthy nose with a hint of warm current. Balanced front to back, tannins are very soft, medium to full bodied. Red berry flavor with a hint of smoke and earth.
2006 vintage
Taster #0258
· Jun 21, 2020
92/100
Deep garnet red in the glass. Cedar and juniper on the nose. Soft tannins with some chewiness delighted us. Rounded with fresh acidity.
2006 vintage
Taster #5496
· Apr 17, 2020
92/100
Ageing well, showing red fruit. In a good spot right now. Took a good hour to open up. Dried fruit, spice, fruit. Maintains grest structure. Me - 92, Wife - 93
2006 vintage
Taster #6585
· Dec 8, 2019
91/100
Flowery raspberry and cherry with an almost explosive long bracing iron finish. Great food wine.
2006 vintage
Taster #6057
· Oct 20, 2018
91/100
Couleur rouge p�le...tuil�. Au nez : vieux cuir, vieille barrique...notes fruit�es de cerise sucr�e...r�glisse, chocolat noir. En bouche : riche et bien structur� avec des tannins l�g�rement pr�sents. Sensation d'umami...avec un beau fruit chaud. Longue finale. D�licieux ! ...avec ou sans bouffe...le fruit domine. Pr�t � boire...91+
2006 vintage
Taster #8942
· Feb 3, 2018
89/100
A medium to full-body, deep red wine. Good dark fruit flavor of dried fruit, cherry, tomato. Good acidity pairing this wine well with barbqued striploin steak. A food wine with a few years left. A little over-priced for the quality, compared to other Brunellos.
2006 vintage
Taster #4976
· Jun 3, 2017
92/100
dark opaque red-brown, excellent elegant secondary & tertiary nose, soft firm tannins, excellent balance & harmony, very good structure & harmony, excellent finish, good aftertaste; ready to drink.
2006 vintage
Taster #1266
· May 20, 2016
88/100
Enjoyed over three nights. All the right notes on the nose: black cherry, dried cranberry, some oak; but thin and tannic. Edges rounded off over the next two days, but never achieved the body or finish we anticipated.
2006 vintage
Taster #2074
· Aug 5, 2015
I liked this wine. Quite fresh and elegant, if a bit lacking in depth and complexity. Standard Brunello aromas and still relatively youthful. Fresh fruit only just giving way to tertiary aromas. I was expecting more power and structure but acid, alcohol and tanin seemed well resolved and balanced.
2006 vintage
Taster #5943
· Jan 9, 2015
88/100
Light in color, lacks finish, tannins strong
2006 vintage
Taster #6439
· Jan 3, 2015
90/100
Drank with Kevin and the family on Xmas day 2014 Clear medium red with strong brown and orange hues. A nose of wood, barnyard and leather. To taste, the wine is very smooth with well integrated tannins. A medium body with a layered and complex palate of old oak and subtle red fruits. Reminds me of a vintage Rioja. Very elegant verses some of the big Italians. All about the subtely rather than power. Highly acidic. Showed serious fade both …
2006 vintage
Taster #1799
· Apr 15, 2014
Tasted blind as part of WSET Level 3 wine class. Light garnet in colour. Pronounced nose led by cedar, game, savoury and barnyard along with sour red cherry, stewed fruits, dill, mint, tobacco, nutmeg, medicinal and charred wood. High acidity and tannins. Medium plus body. Red and black cherry on the palate with earth, tomato, nutmeg, tobacco and cedar. Very good wine.
2006 vintage
Taster #6122
· Feb 17, 2013
95/100
Tasted this at a B-21 event this afternoon. By far my #1 Brunello at the tasting. Shows a gorgeous nose that is full of floral scents and hints of cherry and spice. Medium-to-full bodied and bursting with ripe, sweet cherry and raspberry flavor. Layered and complex, the spicy finish lingers on for minutes. Impeccably balanced, with beautifully integrated tannins. A magnificent Brunello that is ready to drink now. 95+ 50+5+14+17+9=95
2006 vintage
Taster #0283
· Aug 14, 2012
93/100
Un peu acidul� � l'ouverture mais le vin se d�voile dans toute sa splendeur apr�s environ 30 minutes. Puissant et �quilibr�, ce tr�s beau Brunello se boit tout seul. Excellent!
2006 vintage
Taster #2546
· Feb 9, 2012
88/100
Italian Invasion Part II: Brunellos (Italian Wine Masters Seminars & Tasting, Terra Gallery, San Francisco, California) : Medium red violet color; maturing, dried cherry, sandalwood nose; oak, dried cherry palate; medium-plus finish 88+ points
2006 vintage
Taster #2546
· Feb 9, 2012
87/100
Italian Invasion Part II: Brunellos (Italian Wine Masters Seminars & Tasting, Terra Gallery, San Francisco, California) : Medium red violet color; dried berry nose; oak, dried berry palate; medium-plus finish 87+ points
2006 vintage