Pian Orino, Brunello Montalcino Bassolino Sopra Vintage:2010 An exquisitely fresh and pure

An exquisitely fresh and pure nose of cool red currant and mineral reduction slides gracefully into detailed

The 2017 Cote Rotie Domaine des Pierrelles is full-bodied but exceedingly elegant

very firm and serious finish

long and moderately firmer finale

Not too dissimilar to the 2012 Cornish Point

Pian Orino, Brunello Montalcino Bassolino Sopra Vintage:2010 An exquisitely fresh and pureThe 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Bassolino di Sopra opens with a cooling array of sweet sage and white smoke, giving way to hints of blackberry and camphor. This sweeps across the palate with textures of pure silk, pliant and supple, displaying ripe red and black fruit notes over a core of saline minerals and spice. It finishes structured and long with a spicy balsamic flourish as a bump of residual acidity keeps the mouth watering for more. This is