"Dale Williams" wrote in message
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The following 2 were double-decanted 2 hours before dinner
2002 Pertimali (Sassetti) Rosso di Montalcino - low expectations of this
(brought as a backup to my Brunello), haven't heard anything good re 2002
in
Tuscany. But a pleasant surprise. Good strong black cherry fruit, some
spice
and earth on the nose. Medium tannins and a strong acidic spine. Gains
complexity with some time, rather big for a Rosso- this is a dilute
vintage?

Not for Rosso - or so I'm told. The way I heard it, the Brunello producers
just couldn't put together enough good fruit in 2002 to justify producing a
Brunello - so they took what they had and made pretty decent Rosso instead,
and _no_ Brunello.

Tom S