March 4, 2011

Capanna Brunello di Montalcino 2005

A small, family-owned-and-operated Montosoli estate, Capanna has made a reputation for sensuous Brunellos with fuller bodies and impressive structures. The ’06 shows fistfuls of bright red cherries, a sprinkling of cocoa, a dusting of espresso and a fine tannic structure that means this wine needs some cellaring for full enjoyment. Drinking now to 2025.

HK$388.00

Cerbaiona Brunello di Montalcino 2005 750ml

Established by former pilot Diego Molinari with the 1981 vintage, this estate has since performed flawlessly, creating Brunellos of power and elegance. Possessing an intense ruby in color spiked with brilliant hues, this wine’s palate shows very ripe red fruit with spice and minerals, full body and firm flavors. Fleshy, concentrated fruit and well-evolved tannins glide into a long, delicious finish. Drinking 2013-2030.

HK$1,388.00

Cerbaiona Rosso di Montalcino 2007

This Rosso sits like a fat cherub of a wine—plump, juicy, rosy, fresh and charming. Though described as being a “baby Brunello,” it’s far more approachable far earlier than a Cerbaiona Brunello; however, it’s just as satisfying and elegant. Expect lots of ripe cherries and berries to greet you, clouds of violets and tobacco to warm you, and a lovely streak of minerality to linger in your mouth. Drinking now to 2018.

Quantity	Price
1 – 11	HK$398.00
12 +	HK$366.16

Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2004*

Tucked in the southern Brunello di Montalcino zone, Il Poggione’s vineyards receive the benefit of a generous Mediterranean climate, and the estate has made a reputation for highly balanced, exceptionally age-worthy Brunellos. The exquisite ’06 is no exception to this rule. Layers of bright red fruit rest on clouds of spice and floral aromatics, all supported by a deceptively big framework of mouthwatering acidity and muscular tannins. Drinking 2014-2027

Quantity	Price
1 – 11	HK$388.00
12 +	HK$356.96

Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 2006 750ml

Another master estate, Fuligni likes to give traditional Brunello an international twist, and in so doing, they make fabulous wines that tend to be accessible earlier than some of their Brunello counterparts—and outstanding wines in amazing years like 2006. Feminine, lovely, and gracious, the ’06 Fuligni proffers plums, cranberries and cherries, as floral aromatics, earth and a waft of smoke underneath. Drinking now to 2026.

HK$568.00

Tenuta La Fuga Brunello di Montalcino 2006

Tenuta La Fuga sits west-southwest in an envied area of Montalcino and crafts exceptionally well-balanced, firm wines with great finesse. Dense, ripe, rich and verging on opulent, the ’06 from La Fuga feels like driving a fast car through the curving hills of Toscana. Lots of ripe, sun-warmed fruit is underlain by wildflowers and earth, and complemented by tannins balanced with happy acidity. Drinking 2014-2026.

HK$488.00

La Poderina Brunello di Montalcino 2006

La Poderina creates elegant, accessible wines with flawless balance. The ’06 has a pretty nose of ripe fruits and crushed flowers that draws you into a palate of ripe, raspberries and plums resting on a full body and dusted with spice. Earlier in approachability than many Brunello of this vintage, this Brunello drinks 2012 to 2020.

HK$368.00

Salvioni Cerbaiola Brunello di Montalcino 2006

This is the true cult Brunello. A small estate that puts out only 500-600 cases a year, a super-concentrated Brunello, and enologist Attilio Pagli’s hot reputation among wine cognoscenti means that Salvioni is one producer whose wines sell out during preorder. The ’06 is a gorgeous wine and Montalcino's broadest shouldered, well-dressed and polished wine of the vintage. It's a fine linen suit covering a muscular body and well defined core. Drinking 2015-2027.

HK$1,100.00

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