2018 Val di Suga Vigna Al Granchio Brunello

Best vintage ever for this top single-vineyard Brunello for the Wine Enthusiast at $179:

The savory nose features aromas of hot tar, soil, carpaccio and lead, with a fruit undertone of cherries and plums providing balance. The palate leans into those sweeter, juicier elements, while acid fizzes around polished, yet grippy tannins.

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Moving to the fullest expression in this tasting, the 2018 Brunello Di Montalcino Poggio Al Granchio is generous with black cherry, a darker mineral earth profile, wet asphalt, and crushed violets. It is full and beautifully pure on the palate, with notes of kirsch, raspberry liqueur, turned soil, and cedar, and is generous with fruit all the way through, with ripe yet fine tannins. It amplifies the style with ease and impressive skill and is another outstanding wine to drink 2025-2045.