Fattoria La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino Riserva gli Angeli 2018

A saturated red color, the 2018 Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva Gli Angeli takes on a supple and ripe profile with aromas of cherry pie, baking spices, sweet cedar, and crushed flowers. Medium to full-bodied, this continues to the palate with supple tannins, a delicately rounded mouthfeel, and a clean, lifted finish. It's a very attractive wine now and should have an open window for drinking over the next 8-10 years, but it doesn't feel structured enough for the cellar much longer than that.

The 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Gli Angeli is dark and rich with a bouquet of plum sauce, Baker's chocolate and sweet sage. This is seamlessly silky in feel with a plush wave of ripe red and darker black fruits that swirl over a core of saline minerals and exotic spice. Hints of spiced orange add a pleasant tension as a bitter bite of tannins resonates. The 2018 tapers off long yet only lightly structured.

The La Gerla 2018 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva gli Angeli shows warm-vintage characteristics with baked fruit and prune. Those mature fruit sensations feed nicely into the wine's medium-weight texture. The finish is not too long, and there is a dusty or brittle quality to the tannins that is commonly found in wines from the 2018 vintage. Only 3,775 bottles were made.