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Brunello di Montalcino 2007

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Today Walter moves on from Chianti Classico and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano to Montalcino.

See
What's new, Montalcino? for the background to this collection of Brunello di Montalcino 2007 tasting notes, taken at the annual Benvenuto Brunello tasting, and see Guide to Walter's Tuscan week for links to all the other articles. 

The wines are grouped by quality category and then alphabetically by producer (sur)name.

Concentrated but evolved ruby with broad, orange rim. Beef-stock...

Mid ruby with broad orange-tinged rim. Quite mature and rich...

Mid ruby with broad orange rim. Subdued nose. Rather closed on...

Mid to pale ruby with orange tinge. A bit weedy and unfocused on...

Concentrated, mid ruby with slight orange tinge. Compact...

Medium ruby starting to mature. Hint of forest floor and spice...

Deep ruby with orange-tinged rim. Quite sweet, and with almost a...

Deep ruby just beginning to get lighter on the rim. Soft, round...

Mid crimson. Very stubborn and slow. Rich and very concentrated...

Visually almost Pinot Noir-like. Chalky and minerally, but not...

Deep, maturing ruby with orange tinge. Very straightforward and...

Concentrated ruby with small orange rim. Immediate, sweet dried...

Medium concentrated dark ruby and orange rim. Hints of very ripe...

Medium concentrated, evolved ruby with broad orange rim. Sweet...

Deep, concentrated ruby with orange tinge. Richness backed up by...

Deep ruby with orange rim. Savoury, full bodied and with quite...

Mid ruby with broader orange rim. Seems slightly evolved on the...

Deep, evolving ruby. Stewed fruit nose spells a short life.

Mid ruby with broad orange tinge. Sweetly perfumed and fairly...

Mid ruby with orange tinges. Very soft and round without any...

Ever so slightly lacklustre ruby with orange tinge. Curiously...

Mid ruby with orange tinge. The vintage’s hallmark sweetness...

Sweet oak and sweetly fruity. A tad of acidity would have pulled...

Mid crimson with orange-tinged rim. Intense, sweet cherry fruit...

Lacklustre, deep ruby with small orange tinge. Compact...

Lacklustre medium ruby with orange tinge. Creamy nose followed...

Medium concentrated ruby with broader orange-tinged rim. Very...

Mid to pale ruby. Sweet toffee notes of the oak. No shy oak...

Deep ruby with lighter rim just beginning to open up. Quite...

Medium concentrated ruby with orange rim. Stalky and herbal...

Deep ruby just beginning to show orange. Pretty sweet and...

Mid ruby with orange tinge. Herbal nose. Slightly unfocused on...

Medium ruby with orange rim. Mellow and easygoing, and not...

Mid ruby just beginning to show some orange. Chalky and hints of...

Concentrated crimson. Rich and attractive oak nose. Good...

Medium concentrated ruby with lighter rim. Almost brutally sweet...

Medium ruby just beginning to show some orange. Earthy with a...

Mid crimson with broader, orange-tinged rim. Intriguing sweet...

Concentrated but evolved-looking ruby with orange tinges. Quite...

Mid ruby beginning to open up on the rim. Stalky but at the same...

Mid crimson. Sweet, oaked fruit on the nose, and lots of sweet...

Concentrated ruby with orange-tinged rim. Very young and spicy...

Deep ruby with orange tinge. Very Sangiovese with a mature edge...

Mid crimson just beginning to open up. Sweet liquorice and herb...

Very dark crimson. Stalky and with a vegetal streak. Not very...

Deep ruby just beginning to show some orange on the rim. Opulent...

Mid to pale ruby with broad rim. Undeniably opulent, but with...

Mid ruby with orange rim. Sweet cherry fruit with a dusting of...

Medium ruby with palish orange rim. More minerally than fruity...

Mid ruby just beginning to open up on the rim. Posh oak, and...

Mid ruby with orange tinges. Quite dumb on the nose and not very...

Ever so slightly lacklustre mid ruby with orange-tinged rim...

Concentrated ruby with orange rim. Ripe and soft with notes of...

Deep, concentrated ruby, with broader orange-tinged rim. Upfront...

Quite evolved, dark ruby with broad orange-tinged rim. Very ripe...

Quite light ruby with broad orange rim. Appealing and very ripe...

Palish ruby with broad rim. Quite sweet and ripe, almost like...

Evolved-looking medium concentrated dark ruby. Sweet fruit with...

Mid crimson with the beginning of orange tinge. Very compact and...

Mature-looking medium concentrated ruby. A touch candied and...

Medium deep ruby with broader orange rim. A bit stalky and...

Deep ruby with orange tinges. Closed and brooding. Sweet fruit...

Concentrated ruby with orange tinges. Nose marked by lots of...

Dark ruby with orange-tinged rim. Savoury, and dense nose...

Mid ruby with broad orange-tinged rim. Perhaps a touch overripe...

Quite deep and dark with orange rim. Stalky and a bit grubby at...

Mid crimson. Beef stock and a touch of cocoa and a bit medicinal...

Mid ruby with orange rim. A bit herbal and stalky and a tad...

Quite dark and evolved ruby. Quite slow to open up, with similar...

Mid ruby with broad orange-tinged rim. Oak piled high here...

Maturing mid ruby with broad orange rim. Very closed. Very...

Mid ruby with broad orange-tinged rim. Roast aromas and sweet...

Concentrated ruby with orange-tinged rim. Fragrant and ethereal...

Mid ruby with orange tinge. Elegant black tea and cherry nose...

Mid crimson with the beginning of orange on the rim. Stalky...

Medium ruby with broad orange tinge. Starts quite medicinal but...

Palish maturing ruby with broad orange-tinged rim. Very stalky...

Mid ruby with broad orange-tinged rim. Very sweet and with a...

Lacklustre mid ruby with small orange-tinged rim. Quite ripe and...

Maturing, mid ruby. Lifted note with the first signs of...

Quite mature-looking orange-rimmed ruby. Very closed, but well...

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