In Bond Fine Wine. 2011 Potazzine Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy. Red italy - tuscany in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 97/100 (ML). Drinking window: 2020–2040. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Bruce Sanderson (BS) — 94/100 · Wine Spectator, 30/06/2018 · Drink 2022-2035
This red offers ripe, sweet fruit, with macerated cherry, plum and chocolate flavors that verge on jammy. Nonetheless, this is fresh, tightly structured and persistent on the finish. A layer of dusty tannins holds court for now, so be patient. Best from 2022 through 2035.
Monica Larner (ML) — 97/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 28/02/2018 · Drink 2020-2040
The ladies of Le Potazzine have broken with the pack. They are betting on this Riserva from the warm 2011 vintage over everything else (including vintages held in higher esteem by appellation authorities). The 2011 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is indeed a sure bet if you are looking for a Brunello that will knock your socks off. This is a sharp, precise and extremely defined Sangiovese. This is…
Ian D'Agata (ID) — 95/100 · Vinous, 01/04/2018 · Drink 2024-2038
Luminous dark ruby. Camphor, licorice and potpourri complement dark berry and red cherry aromas and flavors. Less mineral but denser and more austere than the 2013, this focused, energetic Brunello boasts polished tannins and noteworthy suave mouthfeel on the long, complex finish. Super wine; Le Potazzine does not make a Brunello Riserva all that often, but when it does, you are virtually guarant…