‘Come le macchie del gattopardo’ – like spots on a leopard’s skin – is how one producer described the quality of the 2013 Brunellos to me last January when I was in Montalcino to taste this just-released vintage. It is a pretty apt summary of a vintage that produced both very good as well as mediocre wines. The Consorzio of Brunello di Montalcino, the official producer...
Brunello 2013 – the leopard's spots
Tuesday 13 February 2018
See our guide to Walter's coverage this year of Montalcino, as well as his Brunello – an early look at 2010–2013 and Jancis's 15 early tasting notes on Brunello 2013s here.
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