2019 Rosso di Montalcino Riserva, Biondi Santi

This dry red wine has quite intense ruby colour. On nose it has quite intense aromas of red cherry, strawberry, candied red plum, mint leaf, vanilla, very good red fruit character. It is dry with medium mouthwatering acidity, medium bodied and alcohol, soft medium tannin too. The palate intensity is at medium level with flavours of sour red cherry, green plum, tea and licoirce. Medium length with red cherry finish. (89) Good typicity, straightforward and good fruit.
 

Tasted on 8 June 2025 

葡萄品種特色充份顯示出來，紅果特色出眾。酒香亦有一些複雜性，頗誘人的。酒體圓潤輕柔，單寧成熟幼滑，口感不錯。只是酒味在口中簡單直接了一些，強度及複雜性亦下降了。這個表現一直到餘韻之中，整體來說，幾好喝，是一支很好的餐酒。

1969 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Biondi Santi

This dry red wine has deep ruby colour. On nose it gives higher than medium intensity aromas of prune, caramel, raisin, black tea and damp wood. Fairly high acidity, medium bodied with barely medium alcohol. Medium fine grained tannin too. On palate it has slightly higher than medium flavours of stewed red cherry, caramel, British tea, damp wood. Fairly long length with sour cherry finish. (90)



Tasted on 16 November 2015


有相逄恨晚的感覺，這酒如果早幾年飲應該很不錯。酒已走下坡了，有著氧化的味道，酒的酸度亦已有點醋化，酒味複雜性失去不少，酒精感亦下降。但我仍比一個不俗的評價。原因有三: 一)酒主說這酒有點輕微滲漏，所以相信在正常狀態下會比這支好; 二)酒的餘韻及強度顯示了這酒的質素; 三)四十多年的酒在輕微滲漏下的老化情度也只是如此，足証這酒有很強的生命力。酒仍有品種特性，香氣仍吸引，只是酒在口中表現平淡鬆散了。正常的狀態應該會好飲的。