Molino Sant Antimo, Brunello Montalcino Riserva other_regions_australia Ferruccio Grimaldi’s 2010 Barolo opens

Ferruccio Grimaldi’s 2010 Barolo opens to a dark

This is also quite firmly reduced and unreadable on the nose

You can't make out the individual varieties

with barbecue spice or steak sauce that frame a core of supple dark fruit

Molino Sant Antimo, Brunello Montalcino Riserva other_regions_australia Ferruccio Grimaldi’s 2010 Barolo opensThe 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is hauntingly dark, blending sweet herbs and violet tones with crushed blackberries and hints of exotic spice. It's round and soothingly pliant with fresh acidity and masses of ripe wild berry fruits complemented by an air of lavender. This finishes a bit short yet clean and lifted with just a hint of black cherry.