2015 Carpineto Brunello di Montalcino
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Carpineto is a dynamic estate with property in Chianti Classico and Montepulciano in addition to Montalcino, where the fruit is grown on a dry-farmed outcropping at over 500 meters in elevation, sloping gently northward. It is one of the coolest climates in Montalcino, and in fact, it is one of the last vineyards to be picked. Their 2015 Brunello di Montalcino opens to fresh berry aromas with forest floor, wild cherry and cassis, with a good amount of the proverbial red fruit energy in this wine to keep it lively and vivid. Subtle layers of spice and smoke are intermingled at the back. It's a nice Brunello for a sirloin and mushrooms. Some 30,000 bottles were made.
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Walter Speller, jancisrobinson.com
Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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Carpineto's 2015 Brunello di Montalcino rises from the glass with an intense display of orange-tinged strawberry, cedar box, a dusting of spice, animal musk, and dark earth tones. On the palate, velvety textures are contrasted by vibrant acidity, giving lift to its tart red and black berry fruit, as a host of sweet and savory spice develop, and fine tannins slowly mount. It finishes firm yet refined, with cool-toned red berry lingering over saline-minerals and a coating of dry tannins.
Tasted blind. Mid ruby. Perfumed and ripe fruit with touches of oak. Elegant and succulent with a core of cherry fruit. Lots of ripeness paired with a good dose of acidity. Grippy, tangy finish. Long and juicy. Already approachable. (WS)