Donatella Cinelli Colombini Prime Donne Brunello di Montalcino 2011 (75cl, 14%)

A 2011 Brunello di Montalcino DOCG made from 100% Sangiovese, produced at Casato Prime Donne in Montalcino, Tuscany. The 2011 vintage marked the estate's "original style" project, with manual labour, wild-yeast fermentation and traditional methods. Grapes undergo a 15-day fermentation with indigenous wild yeasts in glass-lined concrete tanks. The wine then ages for at least three and a half years in traditional oak barrels and 500-litre tonneaux. The aroma brings wild berry, truffle, leather, menthol and sunbaked Tuscan soil. The palate has dark fruit, plum, cassis, mature Morello cherry, black raspberry, white pepper, licorice, chopped Mediterranean herbs and sweet spice, framed by tightly wound but ripe tannins. The finish is long, with dark fruit, dried herbs and fine-grained tannic grip.