intense and serious broad-shouldered flavors possess excellent mid-palate concentration with ample amounts of dry extract that partially buffers the chewy and ripe tannins on the long and less austere than usual finish

13 ha parcel at the top of Mazoyères that abuts the Route des Grands Crus)

(includes some declassified villages wine)

This for me has a better balance than the 2009

Stella di Campalto (Podere S.Giuseppe), Brunello di Montalcino Vintage:2007 intense and serious broad-shouldered flavorsThe estates 2004 Brunello di Montalcino is off the charts, especially considering it is the debut vintage for this wine. Campaltos Brunello combines elements of richness and sheer density of fruit within the framework of a classically structured wine. Plums, cherries, wild herbs, menthol and minerals are woven together in an intricate fabric of rare pedigree and complexity. The finish is exceptionally pure, elegant and refined. Simply put, this