2001, La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino
2001, La Gerla Brunello di Montalcino, $16 per glass
Since it was our anniversary and we were celebrating at Lago since Parkers, where I originally proposed, is no more, I tried a glass of this Brunello. After so many Brunello articles in Wine Spectator, I figured I would splurge and try a glass. In a word, outstanding … like nothing I’ve tried from Napa or Somona when tasting at all the open wineries I could fit into a few day trips. I enjoyed the glass of wine with some bread and the calamari appetizer which had a light tomato sauce with a bit of a spicy kick. It remained excellent with both. I highly recommended it. Unfortunately, byt the time the duck arrived I had finished off the glass and thus can’t share how it blended with a main course.