Ciacci Piccolomini, Brunello Montalcino Riserva Pianrosso Vintage:2007 the 2018 Les Pavots is

the 2018 Les Pavots is medium to deep garnet-purple in color

tobacco and sweet herbs that waft from the glass

pure and relatively hightoned nose of elegant red currant

tobacco and baking spices

This is a sophisticated effort in both its understatement and purity

Ciacci Piccolomini, Brunello Montalcino Riserva Pianrosso Vintage:2007 the 2018 Les Pavots isThe 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna di Pianrosso Santa Caterina d'Oro is a fine and delicate wine that cleverly delivers the intensity of the vintage but without the heaviness or the ripeness. This wine holds back, just enough, to affirm its poised balance in terms of fruit richness, texture and tannic structure. It shows symmetry throughout. Dark cherry fruit, cassis, plum, lavender and campfire ash set the tone. The mouthfeel is thickly