Le Ragnaie, Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne 2007 Allegrini Raisin like characters through each

Raisin like characters through each layer

Fac-Simile is an extra brut rosé made with 100% Pinot Meunier sourced from his single vineyard Les Béguines

The balance is so harmonious that it’s almost inadequate to mention the separate parameters of acidity

Using skills honed at Clonakilla

But then there are masses of sweet fruit with liquorice surrounded in a scratchy skein of tannins and acidity

Le Ragnaie, Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne 2007 Allegrini Raisin like characters through eachBolder nose compared with the 2008, but firmly in the herbal corner. Maturing Sangiovese fruit. There is real concentration but still far from open. Wonderful chewy tannins, and really maturing, yet still compact. How is this possible? Very long. Walter Speller, jancisrobinson. com (17++)