Brunello di Montalcino Mastrojanni 2016 (750ML)

95 Points, Monica Larner, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The Mastrojanni 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is dark and velvety in appearance, boasting rich fruit concentration. The bouquet shows dried cherry, blackberry, spice, leather, tar and all the good things you get when Brunello lives a trouble-free childhood in the winery. I recall the 2015 vintage showing enhanced density and richness, and this wine unfolds in a very similar manner. Perhaps the difference between the two vintages is more clearly enunciated in terms of mouthfeel. This 2016 vintage gives the impression of being more linear, tight and structured. Elegant mineral tones define the long and polished finish of this 55,000-bottle release." 11/20

95 Points, James Suckling: "Lots of savory tones to this with aromas of mushrooms, beetroot and dried leaves. Intensely flavorful with a unique umami quality. Olives and porcini mushrooms. This is full-to medium-bodied with chewy tannins. A little lean at the end now, but the tannins will soften nicely. Racy. Drink after 2024."

94 Points, Bruce Sanderson, Wine Spectator: "The core of cherry and plum flavors is framed by tar, earth and tobacco in this robust red, whose ripe fruit stands up easily to the foundation of drying, dusty tannins. Fruit, earth and iron accents converge on the finish. Put this away for a few years. Best from 2025 through 2048." 03/21

94+ Luca Gardini, Gardini Notes: "A great winery and a great vintage in one bottle, a wine that shows wonderful elegance and precision. The nose is complex and firm, dark plums that are surrounded by exotic spices, then scents of undergrowth, fresh cedar, closing with hints of nutmeg. The mouthfeel shows salty tannins, big persistence and a fruity ending." 03/21