Comments on: Tasting Report: 2004 Brunello di Montalcino http://www.drinkhacker.com/2009/01/23/tasting-report-2004-brunello-di-montalcino/ The Essential Blog for the Discriminating Drinker Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:52:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christopher Null http://www.drinkhacker.com/2009/01/23/tasting-report-2004-brunello-di-montalcino/comment-page-1/#comment-5460 Christopher Null Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:51:20 +0000 http://www.drinkhacker.com/?p=1535#comment-5460 Sid - alas that was about a year and a half ago... hope there's another event soon! Sid – alas that was about a year and a half ago… hope there’s another event soon!

]]> By: sid http://www.drinkhacker.com/2009/01/23/tasting-report-2004-brunello-di-montalcino/comment-page-1/#comment-5458 sid Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:26:31 +0000 http://www.drinkhacker.com/?p=1535#comment-5458 Glad you enjoyed a favourite of mine, Tornesi. Find them unusual among the Brunellos (the real ones, not the suddenly appeared out of nowhere at 10€ a bottle...hmmm), and the family themselves are people with generous integrity that makes buying their wines a double pleasure. Smae for Villa I Cipressi that won JS WIneSpectator's top rating for Brunellos this year. Did you have a chance to try it?? Glad you enjoyed a favourite of mine, Tornesi. Find them unusual among the Brunellos (the real ones, not the suddenly appeared out of nowhere at 10€ a bottle…hmmm), and the family themselves are people with generous integrity that makes buying their wines a double pleasure. Smae for Villa I Cipressi that won JS WIneSpectator’s top rating for Brunellos this year. Did you have a chance to try it??

]]> By: Corey Langus http://www.drinkhacker.com/2009/01/23/tasting-report-2004-brunello-di-montalcino/comment-page-1/#comment-3985 Corey Langus Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:01:32 +0000 http://www.drinkhacker.com/?p=1535#comment-3985 Steve, I did taste the 2004 normale as well as the clan destino. I was in montalcino in October 2009 and visited with the owner, Max. I also saw him again at an event in NYC last month. He is a small producer and as such does not really attract Wine Spectator & Parker on a regular basis. I am just another Italian wine lover who got lost in Tuscany and cannot figure out how to get out. With that in mind, I very much enjoyed the Pinino 04 Clandestino. It is a powerful wine which I think will age nicely. His 2004 Brunello is a drop light, but certainly I would not call it a lightweight. Most of the 05's I tasted were lacking structure though Pinino seemed to have it mostly together. Hope this helps even though its a year since you posted. cl Steve, I did taste the 2004 normale as well as the clan destino. I was in montalcino in October 2009 and visited with the owner, Max. I also saw him again at an event in NYC last month. He is a small producer and as such does not really attract Wine Spectator & Parker on a regular basis. I am just another Italian wine lover who got lost in Tuscany and cannot figure out how to get out. With that in mind, I very much enjoyed the Pinino 04 Clandestino. It is a powerful wine which I think will age nicely. His 2004 Brunello is a drop light, but certainly I would not call it a lightweight. Most of the 05′s I tasted were lacking structure though Pinino seemed to have it mostly together. Hope this helps even though its a year since you posted.

cl

]]> By: Christopher Null http://www.drinkhacker.com/2009/01/23/tasting-report-2004-brunello-di-montalcino/comment-page-1/#comment-2045 Christopher Null Thu, 14 May 2009 14:37:38 +0000 http://www.drinkhacker.com/?p=1535#comment-2045 Candace - Because not all 200 made it out for the event. I certainly don't claim that this was a comprehensive sampling of the entire vintage, but it is a representative one. In any case tastings like this are only a very rough guideline and even then only to the specific wines sampled. Candace – Because not all 200 made it out for the event. I certainly don’t claim that this was a comprehensive sampling of the entire vintage, but it is a representative one. In any case tastings like this are only a very rough guideline and even then only to the specific wines sampled.

]]> By: CANDACE http://www.drinkhacker.com/2009/01/23/tasting-report-2004-brunello-di-montalcino/comment-page-1/#comment-2043 CANDACE Thu, 14 May 2009 09:48:32 +0000 http://www.drinkhacker.com/?p=1535#comment-2043 How can you call 11 out of 200 labels a "tasting"? How can you call 11 out of 200 labels a “tasting”?

]]> By: Christopher Null http://www.drinkhacker.com/2009/01/23/tasting-report-2004-brunello-di-montalcino/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 Christopher Null Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:41:09 +0000 http://www.drinkhacker.com/?p=1535#comment-1631 Steve - Pinino wasn't represented at this event, alas. Steve – Pinino wasn’t represented at this event, alas.

]]> By: Steve http://www.drinkhacker.com/2009/01/23/tasting-report-2004-brunello-di-montalcino/comment-page-1/#comment-1610 Steve Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:59:26 +0000 http://www.drinkhacker.com/?p=1535#comment-1610 PININO Brunello 2004 Has someone tried the Brunello from PININO ?? Steve PININO Brunello 2004

Has someone tried the Brunello from PININO ??

Steve

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