After 1½ days of driving, my wife and I finally arrived at the agriturismo we will stay in for a week, just outside of Montepulciano. We arrived later than planned, so we quickly went into town to grap something to eat. The town is very lovely, and we will visit it again in the next few days to explore much more. Tonight the focus was to find something local and simple to eat.
Just behind piazza grande we discovered Osteria Del Borgo, which also is an Enoteca. We had some great Carpaccio, Vegetable soup, and local wild boar in tomato sauce which was quite excellent. We sampled some wines before and during dinner, and i was able to jolt down a few notes on some of them:
2009 Boscarelli Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Nocio dei Boscarelli
Young and primary. Nose of red cherry, dusty tuscan soil, perfume and wild flowers. Palate is delivering nice primary red fruit profile, with undergrowth and dust, but at the moment very tight and unapproachable packed in acidity and tannins. contains a lot of stuffing and could develop nicely. This is the 100% Sangiovese top Cuvee from Boscarelli. 91 points.
2007 Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova
Expressive nose packed with dusty cherry, dark raspberry, boyrsenberry, roses and tar. Palate is immense, but wonderfully balanced and the oak is actually perfectly integrated. Obviously this is primary and will develop, but is not a sin to open one now. Aftertaste is decidedly floral and tarry, and finishes very long. Excellent. 94 points.
2006 Tenuta Greppo (Biondi-Santi) Brunello di Montalcino
Unsure if there was some fault in the bottle here, as i only tasted a small glass at an enoteca. Some funk on the nose, with red cherry and red raspberry underneath. Rather closed. Palate is yielding very little, just some primary red fruit and acidity, and a strange hollowness in the midpalate which i was not expecting. Needs a ton of time to come together and flesh out. Not rated as i dont know if the bottle was representative, but based on this showing if it doesnt improve with time, this is 89-90 points max.
2007 Poliziano Le Stanze Toscana IGT
70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30 % Merlot. Ripe nose of creamy dark cherry, raspberry and blackberry with faint notes of cedar and teak-tree oil. Palate is smooth and balanced with layers of dark berry fruit held in place by grippy acidity. Welvety mouthfeel. Finished medium-long with finely grained tannins. Will shed some fat over the next few years and probably become more elegant. Nice showing. 91 points