Castello di Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016

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Castello di Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016
Region
Tuscany
Appellation
Brunello di Montalcino
Blend
100% Sangiovese
Winemaker
Filippo Chia
Alcohol
15%

Taste profile

LightBold
SavoryFruity
SmoothTannic
SoftAcidic

Body: Full-bodied, dense and concentrated, silky yet lifted

Aromas & flavors: Black cherries, sweet lavender, violets, cedar box, tuscan dust, cooling mint

Tannins & finish: Fine coating of tannin, long and tangy, spicy citrus

Pairings: Roasted wild boar, aged pecorino toscano, osso buco, grilled ribeye with rosemary, mushroom risotto, venison stew

Tasting notes are for this exact bottle of wine (including vintage).

Sources: wine.com, jjbuckley.com, wineaway.com.au, winespectator.com

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Vinous97 pts

“The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva lifts up with elegance and richness, as sweet as lavender and violets give way to a more savory display of black cherries, Tuscan dust and cedar box with hints of cooling mint. This rushes the palate with sweet red fruits and spices, silky yet lifted, and displaying a delicacy not expected from the Riserva category, yet quite welcome. Beneath is a core of power and density just waiting to unfold. Minerality comes through the finale, mingling with a fine coating of tannin and hints of spicy citrus. This harmonious Burnello will have a very long life. The Riserva is a selection of two Brunello barrels, one tonneau and one large cask, from Romitorio's cellar. Simply stunning.”

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Wine Spectator · Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino
99
2016 VintageExceptional
Drink or Hold

Textbook growing season resulted in wines of finesse and elegance, balance and harmony, with mostly red fruit flavors. Ideal weather in September preserved acidity

95+90-9485-89<85
Best
20192016201520132012201020062004
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20021996
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Jeremy Green· edited

Picky point @Jimmy, but didn't the refresh button on this tab used to match the others?

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Doug

@jimmy - it seems like Last Bottle and First Bottle share the same global comments instead of scoped to each provider/tab. I'm on the First Bottle tab but I can see comments from MisterClean tied to the Roberto Voerzio Nebbiolo Langhe 2023 which is a Last Bottle offering.

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Jimmy from Wine Buyer AppCreator of Wine Buyer App

Should be working now

Jeremy Green
AboutBevan Cellars Proprietary Blend Ontogeny Napa Valley 2023

Hey Jimmy, let me start by saying that if this is too much, please LMK and I'll back off, NO problem. This is really interesting (at least I think so). FB changed the flash-sale wine sometime in the last hour or so to the '21 Domaine de Bellene VV, but this page is still linking to the 23 Ontogeny, whose price has risen from the $100 flash-sale price to $125 (which is correctly reflected here). For whatever reason this page links to https://firstbottlewines.com/products/bevan-cellars-proprietary-blend-ontogeny-napa-valley-2023?referral_code=OTk1MjYwMzQzOTQwMQ rather than firstbottlewines.com which would show the DdB. Cheers, -j

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Jimmy from Wine Buyer AppCreator of Wine Buyer App

So right now, the First Bottle tab updates every hour - if it doesn't match what you're seeing on firstbottle.com, just hit the "Refresh latest wine" button on winebuyerapp and it should manually update. This should solve issues w/ the link too (it takes you to the specific wine page you're browsing). Let me know if that's still confusing.

Jeremy Green

Replying to Jimmy from Wine Buyer App

I'm pretty sure I knew that when I posted this. My point was that you were pointing to the specific Ontogeny page, not the FB landing page. But I looked just now and I get that you go a step further and "View the Offer >". Either I forgot and refreshed the browser page up or whatever you do to follow that link was stuck on the previous wine. Assuming it's the former, apologies for the wasted time.

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