RENIERI BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO RISERVA DOCG 2015

This opens with pretty aromas reminiscent of fragrant blue flower, menthol and botanical herb. Full bodied and boasting finesse, the palate shows dried cherry, licorice and tobacco before an espresso finish. Tightly wound, fine-grained tannins provide the framework.

There’s such richness to the center palate, but the fruit there is vivacious and elegant, swaddled in robust but generous tannins that breach the outermost reaches of the mouth. The finish is hauntingly long, the after effects of the acidity unworldly.