Businesses: Claim This Page
Do you work for this winery?

Snooth offers wineries and merchants the chance to manage their presence on Snooth. If you work for Col d'Orcia or have an affiliation with them, click here to learn more.

Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino 1990

In Stock:

Buy it

1990 Vintage

90.00 USD

Fine Wines International

United States

View More
Col d'Orcia Brunello di Montalcino (1990)

Add an Image

Snoothrank: What is SnoothRank?
3.5 Star Rating

Starting at: $90.00
4 Reviews
Add a review

Winery:
Col d'Orcia
Varietal:
Sangiovese
Region:
Italy > Tuscany > Montalcino
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now - 2013
UPC:
 

User Tags:  fruits, spicy, mineral, berry, raspberries, black, open, cigar, bramble fruits, brettanomyces 


Customers Also Bought



What to Expect

Brunello di Montalcino is certainly one of the premier expressions of Sangiovese in all of Italy. Unlike other regions, such as Chianti, Brunello must be produced from 100% Sangiovese, in fact the particular clone referred to as Brunello. The vineyards of Brunello cover a large hillside and can be roughly divided into four regions, though things like age of vines and vinification techniques can easily mask the characteristics of each zone. Brunello is uusally a medium full-bodied wine with both strong acidity and tannins that support leathery, subtly spicy tones of coffee and tobacco that add depth to the classic plum and dark cherry fruits.

Editorial Reviews

Snooth User: Gregory Dal Piaz
Gregory-
Dal Piaz
Hand of Snooth Voice of Snooth
7,142

With just an initial whiff of brett to lose this opens with a richly fruited nose tinged with sour and meaty notes. Deep and a touch sharply spicy this offers up nuanced notes of charcoal and clay as well as ashy and stony tones that frame the sweet black raspberry fruit so well. A touch of cigar wrapper adds to the mix with air. The palate fulfills the promise of the nose with a big black berry fruited entry supported by ripe tannins and great acidity leaving the wine plush yet vibrant with licorice, mineral, and bitter almond tones adding contrast to the wonderfully fresh core of fruit. Powerful through read more...


November 2008

0

Was this helpful?

Helpful reviews are featured higher on the page.



Explore

Learn more about and follow this wine's region, varietal, and its winery. Buy the best value wines from over 10,000 wine stores.

This wine's winery

This wine's region

This wine's varietal

Find other vintages of this wine:

Reviews

Wine Advocate
# 104

Rating: 81/100 - As reviewed in Wine Advocate # 104 on Apr-96


 

1

Was this helpful?

Helpful reviews are featured higher on the page.



Wine
Spectator

Rating: 87/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 10/31/95


 

0

Was this helpful?

Helpful reviews are featured higher on the page.



Snooth User: Eric Guido
Eric Guido
Hand of Snooth Voice of Snooth
696

No written review


November 2008

0

Was this helpful?

Helpful reviews are featured higher on the page.



Ratings Overview

Submit a rating or review

You Click to sign up or Log in

Your Rating

Help! What do I write?



must-have holiday gifts

Prev Next

Gifts for the Holidays

Prev Next

Wine for your holiday cheer

Prev Next

Exclusive wine clubs and gift cards


Sign up!

Sign up and receive Snooth's FREE emails about value wine picks and commentary from wine insiders.

Submit

Thanks for signing up!

Preview a recent email.



Suggested Recipe Pairings


Related Forum Posts



~ You may also enjoy reading ~