Brunello di Montalcino, Col di Lamo

Azienda Agricola Col di Lamo

A perfumed bouquet, there is great brooding intensity and smouldering power. The palate is sumptuous, round and creamy with a sophisticated prune and blackberry fruit structure, delicate nuanced oak ageing and perfectly poised tannins. Quite outstanding.

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Manual selection of clusters picked up in perforated cases which are delicately emptied in the hopper of the destemmed machine. Stuck fermentation takes place without the addition of cultured yeasts, with long maceration of the pomace at a controlled temperature and with recurring processes of scalar pumping over. At the end of the malolactic fermentation wine is poured into wine barrels and wood casks for a minimum period of two years. Wine is then put into stainless steel tanks and finally bottled. The final stage is to give the wine additional aging (6 months), before bottling.

Wine Enthusiast 2024, 95 points: "The nose offers warm aromas of tar and coffee grinds and crisper notes of new leather and potting soil, with a sweet drizzle of cherry syrup on top. The palate is more fruit-forward, as strawberry and blood orange peel join a fresher cherry element, but lead tannins and graceful acid bolster a flinty heat for balance."