2004 Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragon Pianrosso Brunello di Montalcino

Ciacci has been a long favored name for Brunello's. 100% Sangiovese grapes, from the Pianrosso vineyard. The wine is a translucent dark ruby color. The nose is plum maybe slightly to prune with classic Brunello hints of dirt and sagebrush or dried plant. Very nice and expressive.

 
This wine is really drinking well. It comes with more plum, some cherry and still has a nice freshness to the fruit. It also brings along the Brunello bit of grittiness with leather. It has a nice long finish and is very satisfying in the way it all comes together.

After tasting on its own a bit, it was joined by a pasta with pesto sauce and it was a great compliment.

This wine is is very enjoyable and worth seeking out.

I rate it a 93.



WR

2005 Pozzo Bacio Divino Red Blend

So this is a another fruit basket. I was eating some fresh cherries while drinking this (after a tasty stew) and the wine had almost the same powerful fruit as the cherries. It was, however, much better balanced and structured (than the cherries) with nice sweet tannins, and went really well with the stew. It is mostly sangiovese, with a bit of cabernet and a splash of petite sirah and some other stuff. Maybe that is why it had the power punch flavor I tasted. It would be great with a tasty sausage pasta.

Link to the Bacio Divino website

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leh