Dark ruby and red color. Blackberry licorice and grilled meat aromas. Full-bodied with layers of beautiful tannins and fresh ripe fruit and sliced mushroom. Very very long. So powerful and rich yet racy and beautiful. Still needs some time.--1997 Italian blind retrospective. Best after 2010. 2200 cases made. -JS (Web Only Issue 2007)

The stunning single vineyard 1997 Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli exhibits more new oak than its sibling as well as more power concentration alcohol and extract. A deep garnet color accompanies huge sweet aromas of roasted herbs red and black currants cherries earth incense tobacco and soy. This is a wine to lay away for 5-6 years. This chewy full-bodied spectacular Brunello will be at its finest between 2010-2022.