Last Bottle BDM

WINE TALK
1

I have never bought from last bottle.
Is this worthwhile? Any life left in it?
Never had a BDM, just RDM and only a few.

La Fortuna Brunello di Montalcino 2003

2

No way I’m buying a 2003 anything. Your opinion of the vintage may differ.


P Hickner

3

I read it was really hot that year, I don’t keep track of such things.

4

There’s a LBW thread here:

And to echo Peter’s comment, yea '03 was toasty in yurp to say the least, have had a few Italians from the year and was not happy, this is probably on the downside of whatever drinkability was there to begin with…

5

I knew that had to be a reason $20 for old BDM.

Thanks

6

CT notes were.ok. aged brunello under 20 worth a shot.

7

I thought the same thing for about one second until I realized that I could buy really nice Chianti for the same price with no risk that it is a shot, pruney, roasted mess.

8

You had me worried for a bit, but mine are '10s. We were in Italy in '03, but left in July before it go really hot. In June the pool and Elba were very nice.

9

Opened one of the La Fortuna Brunello di Montalcino 2003 last night and decanted through a screen for about an hour. This a mature, ready to go Brunello with good fruit that offsets the structure tannins and was exactly what I was looking for serving over the holidays. No complaints at all!