90Points

“The Elia Palazzesi 2015 Brunello di Montalcino offers savory and warm aromas with forest floor and button mushroom alongside black fruit, toasted almond, leather and tobacco. There is a very distant animal-like tone that becomes more or less noticeable depending on the serving temperature of the wine. Besides that slightly rustic note, this wine follows a classic Sangiovese profile for Brunello. The mouthfeel is soft, silky and polished—a nice accompaniment to a classic Tuscan soup with cannellini beans and toasted bread. About 12,000 bottles were released.”