The 2008 Brunello di Montalcino Cerretalto is one of those wines that is just born young

backward and very much built-to-age finish

rose petal and orange pekoe tea scents that include both red and dark currant

This clearly needs to more fully integrate its wood

The flavors are dark and plodding

Fonsalette, Syrah other_regions_italy The 2008 Brunello di MontalcinoThe outstanding 2006 Fonsalette Cotes du Rhone Cuvee Syrah boasts a dense purple color along with a sweet perfume of tar, charcoal, roasted meats, black olives, and gobs of blackberry fruit as well as camphor. This rich, full bodied 2006 should evolve for 20 25 years. After going through a transitional period after Jacques Reynaud died in 1997, it is safe to say that his nephew, Emmanuel Reynaud, has returned this venerable estate to its previous