“Shaping Up To Be One Of The Wines Of The Vintage”-Wine Advocate
We continue to be impressed by the outstanding 2006 Brunellos. We keep on tasting them to see how they are evolving in the bottle. We recently tasted through about ten of them at our Grand Annual tasting in October.One of the real highlights was the 2006 Costanti Brunello di Montalcino. When we first tasted the wine in March of this year the wine showed amazing complexity and elegance much like a great Burgundy. This time around the wine showed more concentration, extraordinary complexity, and finesse.The 2006 Costanti Brunello is Stephen Tanzer’s highest rated Brunello from 2006, along with Fuligni and Gaja's Sugarille. In his tasting note he describes the Costanti as, “Musigny meets Barbaresco.” Antonio Galloni of the Wine Advocate rated it 95+ points saying it “is shaping up to be one of the wines of the vintage.”We have the 2006 Costanti Brunello for $59.99 with Free Shipping on just 3 bottles.
Reviews
Antonio Galloni Wine Advocate 95+ Points
The 2006 Brunello di Montalcino is a dazzling wine. The aromatics alone are haunting. Sweet red cherries, rosemary, sage, tobacco and cedar are woven into a fabric of nearly indescribable elegance. Costanti’s straight Brunello can sometimes lack a little depth in its fruit, but not in 2006. This totally complete, harmonious Brunello is shaping up to be one of the wines of the vintage. It is a stunner. As delicious as the wine is now, it really needs at least a handful of years for the firm tannins to start melting away. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2031.
Stephen Tanzer International Wine Cellar 96 Points
Good deep, full red. Knockout nose offers black fruits, licorice, curry powder and rose oil, plus a hint of leather; Musigny meets Barbaresco. Silky and sweet, but with terrific grip and class. Conveys an impression of density and thickness without weight. Wonderfully tactile wine with a savory, mineral-driven finish and outstanding saline persistence. Built to age, and yet this wine is impeccably balanced from day one.
