Luce 2019 Brunello di Montalcino 750ml

A dark magenta/red color, the 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino is an opulent wine, with aromas of boysenberry preserve, vanilla bean, toasted cedar, fresh leather, and crushed rosemary. Full-bodied and mouth-filling, it retains lovely purity throughout while being a flashier style, with sweet tannins and a long finish. It’s an impressive wine for this style, which I personally don't normally gravitate toward, but this one makes a solid argument. It has a great deal of complexity and longevity ahead of it. Drink 2026-2046.

Score: 94 points -- Audrey Frick, jebdunnock.com, 2024