Magia, Brunello Montalcino Ciliegio

Magia, Brunello Montalcino CiliegioDeep ruby red. Floral red cherry, plum and flinty mineral aromas and flavors are very clean and vibrant. Hints of leather and game add complexity to the very primary mouthfeel. This finishes long and juicy, delivering very good cut and much more ripe and fleshy fruit than the 2013 Brunello classico from La Magia. Ian D'Agata

I also tasted two consecutive vintages of the slate Pinot Noir

(a blend of 70% En l’Ormeau and 30% Casse Tête)

This is a classic Bonnes Mares it’s a mix of power

There is once again excellent richness

To describe this as an atypical 2017 would be an understatement as it’s ripe to the point of being particular

With its cherry notes and some darker

stone and floral hints

(92-95)/2035+

Wonderfully spicy nose cut with traces of earth and new oak and flavors that display more size

medium body and a long

this isn’t all that much better

This is a wine of balance