Champagne Salon,Le Mesnil, Blanc de Blancs, 1976 Novelties The 2009 Brunello di Montalcino

The 2009 Brunello di Montalcino Annata is a beautiful wine laced with ethereal balsam tones

The opaque purple colour is followed by this estate's tell-tale aromas of flowers

complexity and salinity

The palate is a rich and delectable expression of concentrated red and black fruit flavors hewn to a sturdy wood frame

Extremely dense and reserved

Champagne Salon,Le Mesnil, Blanc de Blancs, 1976 Novelties The 2009 Brunello di MontalcinoMid gold and greeny. Straw and tinder, gunflint and sweet grass bonfire character. Very fresh acidity, really lovely. A softened texture but still racy and bright. Old gold, burnished, with laurel and old grass. Complex, totally harmonious and resolved. Very well done.