Vintage Brunello di Montalcino Tasting at Wine Watch

I would not be lying if I told you that Brunello di Montalcino could be called the greatest red wine of Italy. It was the first wine region to gain international recognition as the Biondi Santi family developed a cult following for its wines over 100 years ago, although it is not until the last 30 years that most of the great producers have emerged following Biondi Santi's lead a long time after he made this area famous.

Today, Montalcino is one of the most exciting wine regions of Italy as there are literally hundreds of great wines being produced here, many of which can still be purchased for $50 or less. Every year we do a tasting to showcase the newly released wines from this world famous wine region located in Tuscany. Our recent 2006 vintage tasting revealed this vintages outstanding potential but these wines need another 5-10 years in your cellar before they are ready to drink, so I have included the wines that we currently have in the store from the 2006 vintage after the information about our tasting next week.

Tonight, we will explore some older vintages of Brunello that are starting to reach their peak years of drinkability. Join us as we taste through a selection of some of the top wines from this region and Wine Watch caterings Toni Lampasone will be making a few small courses to accompany the tasting wines. The fee for this event is $85 + tax for reservations call 954-523-9463.

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