Some stunning wines from Montalcino

These are the final tasting notes of the 2008 Brunello and Riserva 2007 Brunello as well as additional tasting notes on Rosso di Montalcino and anything else that was put in front of me, which I collected while visiting the estates that do not show their wines at the general tasting. In between tasting the Rosso di Montalcino wines, I raced down to a handful of estates to taste their wines in situ.

But that turned out to be a tiresome exercise, as the commune of Montalcino had removed all the signs pointing out the estates. While I was trying...