2009 Brunello di Montalcino: The Day of Reckoning (May 2014)

Wild herbs, sweet tobacco, sage, red cherries and fennel are some of the many notes that meld together in the 2009 Brunello di Montalcino Annata. Already quite soft in texture and nicely delineated in its flavors, the 2009 looks like a vintage that will drink well with minimum cellaring. This is one of the more intensely aromatic, layered Brunellos I can remember tasting here.