2016 Salicutti Brunello Montalcino Sorgente

Here I’m finding a lifted display, both floral and dusty, revealing sweet rose, strawberry, cloves and hints of liquorice as the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Sorgente blossoms in the glass. This is velvety-smooth and elegant in feel, casting blue-tinged ripe berries effortlessly across the palate, as minerals and fine tannins collect toward the close. It tapers off lightly structured, with a note of wild berry preserves and sage lingering long. The 2016 has evolved nicely in bottle, successfully integrating some of the oak that was so prevalent the first time it was tasted. 91 points