Private Brunello Wine Dinner for William Cooper February 22nd

Sparkling Wine Toast Ferghettina Franciacorta Cuvee Brut Wine Enthusiast 91 Rating $39.99 bottle and by the six pack $35.00 bottle Fresh aromas of jasmine, ginger and crisp apples are accompanied by the scent of soft, flaky croissants. The palate is well structured and vibrant, highlighting a delightful interplay of floral, spice and orchard fruit notes, with a solid finish that highlights the wine’s freshness and balance.

1-Course: Beef Carpaccio served with Camigliano 2021 Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany Italy James Suckling 93 Rating $59.99 bottle and by the six pack $46.00 bottle This has a savory character of cured meat, iron and wet stones, with spices and red berries in the background. The medium- to full-bodied palate is sleek and smoothly integrated, with well-defined yet supple tannins and a fleshy core of red fruit. Bright and juicy. From organically grown grapes. Better from 2027.

2-Course: Mushroom Raviolo with Creamy Truffle Sauce served with Casanova di Neri 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany Italy Wine Spectator 94 Rating $59.99 bottle and by the six pack $55.00 bottle Exhibiting cherry, raspberry, eucalyptus, iron and spice aromas and flavors, this supple red is complex and compelling. Supported by a swath of dusty tannins, yet everything feels in the right place. Excellent length. Best from 2027 through 2042.

3-Course: Tuscan Ribollita soup with crostini served with iL Poggione 2020 Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany Italy Wine Advocate 94 Rating $69.99 bottle and by the six pack $57.00 bottle Showing very nice results, with greater accessibility in this vintage, the Il Poggione 2020 Brunello di Montalcino has dark fruit aromas with blackcurrant followed by something spicy or herbal. I am reminded of licorice root, exotic spice, pressed rose and fragrant tea leaf. It finishes smoothly with silky tannins and an open-knit approach. This vintage is almost ready to drink, and you get elegant complexity at the same time. It sees three years in oak botti. Fruit is sourced across vineyards with 25-year-old-plus vines.

4-Course: Pappardelle alla Ragu with Pork, Veal and Beef served with Sassetti Livio-Pertimali 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany Italy Vinous 95 Rating $59.99 bottle and by the six pack $50.00 bottle The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino is a spice box of a wine, opening with a burst of camphor and dried flowers, giving way to crushed blackberries, sage and cloves. This is surprisingly energetic and racy in style. Vibrant acidity propels depths of dark red fruits and inner floral as salty minerals saturate. The 2019 finishes structured and long yet still lively, leaving violet inner florals and hints of currant to taper off slowly. The combination of power, depth and energy makes this impossible to ignore.

5-Course: NY Strip with Cafe de Paris Sauce, Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes served with Castiglion del Bosco 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Tuscany Italy Jeb Dunnuck 94 Rating $49.99 bottle and by the six pack $40.00 bottle Deep ruby in color, the 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino opens to aromas of ripe cherries, toasted cedar, candied flowers, rosemary, and vanilla. Approachable and medium-bodied, it’s elegant on the palate, with fine tannins and a supple texture with even balanced acidity. It offers a very appealing weightless feel, with mineral underpinnings and notes of tangerine citrus on the palate. It is a very well styled and refined Brunello to enjoy over the coming 12-15 years.

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