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Sesti Brunello Di Montalcino 2003
"Medium red, with a hint of amber at the edge. Lovely perfumed aromas and flavors of cherry, leather, tobacco and dried flowers. Sweet, precise and high-pitched, with impressive energy giving the wine excellent grip. Conveys an impression of intensity without weight. The rising finish is suave, fresh and very long. Superb sangiovese complexity here, with virtually no sign of the vintage's heat. A beauty." ST
Wine Advocate Rated 92 Points.
Steve Tanzer: 93
Regular Price: $69.99Sale Price: $43.99
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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Poggio Antico Brunello Di Montalcino Altero 2003
Beautiful and perfumed, with blackberry and black cherry aromas. Full-bodied and long, with chewy tannins. Very fresh and balanced. Best after 2010. 2,780 cases made.
Wine Spectator: 91
Regular Price: $116.99Sale Price: $93.59
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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Fuligni Brunello Di Montalcino 2003
Fuligni's gorgeous 2003 Brunello di Montalcino is unquestionably one of the stars of the vintage. Made in a style that captures elements of both traditional and modern styles, it presents a very attractive array of ripe red fruits, smoke, tar and tobacco and toasted oak on a firm, classically-built frame. While it isn't quite as fresh as some of the other Brunellos from this part of the zone, its seamless texture and silky tannins make for a beautifully-balanced wine to enjoy now and over the next dozen years or so. This is just about as good as it gets in the tricky 2003 vintage. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2015.
Wine Advocate: 93
Regular Price: $84.99Sale Price: $67.99
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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Podere Salicutti Brunello Poggione 2003
Salicutti's 2003 Brunello di Montalcino Piaggione is simply gorgeous. Delicate, perfumed aromatics emerge from the glass, followed by suggestions of sweet red cherries, tobacco, smoke and underbrush. Medium in body, the wine possesses superb length and finessed tannins, in an understated style that relies more on finesse than sheer power. The use of oak is subtle and masterful. The Piaggione was fermented in stainless steel, where it subsequently underwent malolactic fermentation. The wine was then racked into 5-hectoliter French oak barrels, then 10-hectoliter Slavonian oak casks and finally a 40-hectoliter Slavonian oak cask
Wine Advocate: 93
Regular Price: $119.99Sale Price: $95.99
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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Altesino Brunello Di Montalcino Montosoli 2003
The single-vineyard 2003 Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli, from one of the region-s top sites, is fresher and more vibrant than the regular bottling, with superior balance and finesse. It shows lovely plumpness, clarity and depth in its black cherries, oak, spices and tobacco. This medium to full-bodied wine should drink beautifully over the next decade or so. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2018.
Wine Advocate: 91
Regular Price: $119.99Sale Price: $95.99
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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Banfi Brunello Di Montalcino 2003
Shows clean blueberry pie and floral aromas and flavors on a full-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a tight finish. Clean and carefully constructed. Balanced and long. Best after 2010. 55,000 cases made.
Wine Spectator: 90
Regular Price: $74.99Sale Price: $49.99
Bottle Size: 750 ml
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