Conti Costanti, Brunello Montalcino

Conti Costanti, Brunello MontalcinoIn addition to being a highly regarded vintage with perfectly balanced weather conditions, 2004 is a significant for Andrea and Angela as their son Giovanni was born. Like the 2006, it was aged in a combination of medium size French oak barrels and Slavonian oak casks. Compared to other examples I have enjoyed, this bottle was slightly stripped of fruit. Nevertheless, the finesse of structure showed through along with hints of wild violets, cinnamon,

iron and smoked meat

Rather silky texture

spice and earth hints

(a blend of 60 and 40 year old vines)

(92-95)/2017+

On my last tastes of each

Strong reduction knocks down the nose

This is a deceptive wine as it appears unduly easy yet it’s not simple and possesses sufficient buried structure to permit this to improve for 5 years and last for 10 to 12

it is not the most powerful or massive Taylor's

crispness and bite

the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Kayli Morgan Vineyard gives up notes of warm blackcurrants

dried herb