The colour is medium garnet. On the nose plums, blueberries, black cherries, chocolate. In the mouth gripping tannins and bright acidity. The aftertaste is bitter and rather short.
The all-Sangiovese Brunello di Montalcino style we know today did not emerge until the 1870s, just after the creation of the unified Italian state. Continue reading “Fattoria dei Barbi Vigna del Fiore 2012”