I Love Upscale Wine - A Brunello di Montalcino

I Love Upscale Wine - A Brunello di Montalcino: Wine Reviewed
Castelgiocondo Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2006 12.5% alcohol about $27 (half bottle)

Let’s start with the marketing materials. “Tasting Note : This red starts out ripe and accessible, boasting plum, cherry and chocolate flavors, then turns firm and tight on the finish, where tobacco and mineral notes take over. I like the potential of this when it integrates more fully. Best from 2014 through 2024. Score – 93. (Bruce Sanderson at the Wine Spectator web site, Aug 31, 2011)” And now for my review.

At the first sips this wine was mouth filling, multilayered and long with chocolate. In the presence of Japanese rice crackers I tasted chocolate and dark cherries. My first meal centered on a slow-cooked shoulder lamb chop. The libation was disappointingly thin, offering some dark cherries. When paired with the accompanying potatoes the liquid’s provided more chocolate and was slightly longer. The lengthening process continued when paired with sweet potatoes and it became almost mouth filling. Then I added a generous amount of Louisiana hot sauce to the meat. This weakened the wine.

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