2015 San Giorgio Ugolforte, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy (750ml) Santa Cruz Mountains It's easily the finest vintage

It's easily the finest vintage of this cuvée I've tasted and should be snatched up by savvy readers

dried blueberry

and star anise draw the nose deeply into this bottling

Forty years of careful ageing in oak casks have brought this wine to perfect balance

supple mouthfeel

2015 San Giorgio Ugolforte, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy (750ml) Santa Cruz Mountains It's easily the finest vintageTASTING NOTES: "Theres wonderful polish and focus to the vibrant nose here, which frames sour cherries, raspberries, fruit tea and darker, earthier elements. Medium to full bodied and beautifully pure and inviting, this is a dialed in Brunello with sweeping acidity and finely chiseled tannins. Drink from 2021." James Suckling, 94 pts "This beefy red is less forthcoming than many of its peers, featuring a core of pure, fresh cherry flavors. Earth and