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。