2004 Lisini Brunello di Montalcino

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Brand: Fattori Di Sant'Angelo
Style: Red Wine
Varietal: Sangiovese
Region: Tuscany
Category: Italy
Size: 750 ml
Ratings: WS 94WA 93IWC 92

The Lisini Story

The Lisini estate, now covering a total of 380 acres and comprising some of the finest, most historical terrains in the Montalcino appellation, has been in the Lisini family since the early 1700s. Today, owner Elina Lisini is flanked by her grandsons Lorenzo and Carlo. Winery manager is Filippo Paoletti, and the winemaker is a living legend of Tuscan wines, Giulio Gambelli.

The present vineyard surface is 44.5 acres, all steeped in the area's most beautiful and wildest landscape: gently rolling woodland and vineyards, wild boars and deer, high up at 980 to 1,310 feet above sea level. Getting there isn't easy for city people: winding dirt roads bordered by thick vegetation, a sense of time suspended, surroundings meant for the comfort of pheasants and hedgehogs and grapes rather than modern-day motorists. Your reward at the end of the road is this stone and terracotta icon of tranquility and harmony, the Lisini villa with its 14th-century tower - seamlessly blending into the estate's natural backdrop.

Reviews

Wine Spectator 94 Points

Floral, with berry, plum and sandalwood aromas, as well as a hint of vanilla. Full-bodied, with firm tannins and vanilla, berry and plum flavors. This is dense, layered and balanced. Best after 2012. 3,000 cases made. -JS

Antonio Galloni Wine Advocate 93 Points

Lisini's 2004 Brunello di Montalcino is a racy, sleek wine loaded with super-ripe dark fruit. This is a fairly immediate style for this producer, yet the wine is highly pleasurable for the integrity of its fruit and its round, enveloping personality. Clean, minerally notes frame the finish, giving the wine a lovely sense of balance and proportion. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2024.

International Wine Cellar 92 Points

Good full, bright red. Pungent, high-pitched aromas of redcurrant, red cherry, rose petal, minerals and leather, lifted by a spicy component; rather Burgundian. Suave, silky, dry and classic; offers plenty of stuffing without obvious weight. This refined wine really saturates the palate with perfumed flavors of redcurrant, leather, mocha and underbrush. Has the juicy acidity and the firm tannic spine to support a slow and successful evolution in bottle. Very classy sangiovese.

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