🏰news | features + short tasting note IN ENGLISH 【Ranked #11 in Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2017, this Brunello di Montalcino celebrates Altesino's 40th harvest with classic Sangiovese elegance.】 The 2012 vintage marks Altesino's 40th harvest, inscribed with "our 40th Harvest" on its front label. This hot vintage produced slightly bolder and more opulent dark fruit aromas. It presents a brilliant ruby red color, tending towards garnet with age. The bouquet is broad, ethereal, and complex, with hints of violet, wild berries, vanilla, blue flower, baking spice, and a whiff of new leather. The palate is sleek and elegant, doling out juicy red cherry, crushed raspberry, cinnamon, and star anise, framed by lithe, polished tannins and fresh acidity. Expect cherry, leather, and iron notes, with a subtle and fresh plum and dark-chocolate character. Black cherry, plum, and crème de cassis converge with grilled herb, forest floor, licorice, and exotic spice. The finish offers moderate acidity and is long and silky. 🍴 Chinese Cantonese food pairing various types of suggestion east or west corresponding to wine cost IN ENGLISH An excellent match for roasted red meat, noble game, and medium-aged cheeses. 🥂 fit for event suggestion IN ENGLISH Perfect for a celebratory dinner or a special gathering, this wine is tempting now but will be even better with a few more years in bottle, with a best drinking window from 2021 through 2035.