Silvio Nardi, Brunello Montalcino

Silvio Nardi, Brunello MontalcinoGood climate conditions, a balanced quantity of rain, regularly distributed throughout the growing season; the right curve of temperatures with a clear day and night temperature variation. No stress for the vineyards. The canopy was such that harvest was delayed until early October, a return to a more normal harvest period but there was no hurry to pick these healthy grapes. Vineyards becoming older and, with time, they produce more balanced and

Kimsey vineyard (Ballard Canyon) and Harrison-Clarke vineyard (Ballard Canyon)

early vintage

Finishes with fine

tidal pool and various white-fleshed fruit scents

with a rich core of fruit

There is a fabulous purity to the fruit and a lushness to the texture that lets you know

The appealingly energetic middle weight flavors possess solid mid-palate richness that coats the palate on the moderately austere pit fruit-inflected finish

honeydew and pineapple notes resonate in the nose

Bright medium ruby

the 2004 Riserva Bricco Boschis San Giuseppe needs another 5-10 years in bottle before it starts drinking well

Though awkward today

Extraordinarily complex aromas