Tassi Brunello di Montalcino 2021

“Fascinating aromas of red cherries, orange blossoms and lilacs, with fresh undertones of mushrooms and forest floor. Medium-bodied with silky tannins that caress your palate and give a graceful impression of the vintage. So attractive now that you’ll want to drink it right away, but it will improve beautifully with age. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.”

“The organic Tassi 2021 Brunello di Montalcino highlights freshness with purple fruit tones, blue flowers and subtle minty accents carried over silky tannins. Within the Tassi range, this village Brunello sits a step above the Rosso di Montalcino Greppino 193 and below the single-vineyard wines, offering clarity, balance and slightly more power derived from maceration times lasting 20 days. Fermented in a combination of cement and oak before two years of aging in botti, the wine blends fruit from multiple parcels to deliver an accessible, mid-weight expression, produced in 12,800 bottles.”

“The 2021 Brunello Di Montalcino pours a bright red hue and is expressive on the nose, with ripe cherries, pressed flowers, fresh sage, and licorice. The palate is medium-bodied and vibrant, with ripe tannins, refreshing acidity, and a purity of fruit that carries through the finish. It has a good deal of youthful primary fruit at this early stage and should improve nicely as it develops over the coming 15 years. Drink 2027-2042.”

“Dried herbs and cedar spice box complicate mocha-infused black cherries as the 2021 Brunello di Montalcino smolders up from the glass. It's soothingly round with vividly ripe red and blue fruits supported by cooling acidity. while hints of dark chocolate inform the close. Fine-grained tannins frame the finish as nuances of citrus and mocha linger long. It's radiant and beautifully.”