Rapet Pere et Fils, Corton Charlemagne Blanc other_regions the 2005 Brunello di Montalcino

the 2005 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is quite similar in style and personality than the straight Brunello

this is a powerful wine that needs time to settle down

This was a massive tasting with the team at Clos du Caillou and we went through each of their cuvees going back more than a decade

dry-farmed vines on the Rutherford Bench remain the foundation of the wines produced here

blackberry tart

Rapet Pere et Fils, Corton Charlemagne Blanc other_regions the 2005 Brunello di Montalcino(90% of the fruit comes from En Charlemagne in Pernand with the remainder from Le Charlemagne in Aloxe; the total holding is 3 ha). Here too there is just enough post bottling reduction to overshadow what appears to be ripe fruit. On the palate there is good size, weight and volume to the succulent, indeed almost plump, middle weight plus flavors that also exude a lovely bead of minerality on the sappy and youthfully austere finale. This is definitely