Montrachet typically fleshes out substantially with bottle age and this should do that as well but it’s not clear that there is necessarily better potential here compared to either the Criots or the Bâtard

A big step up in aromatic elegance and complexity and while the toast is not subtle

the 2004 is the opposite end of the spectrum from 2003

Sumptuous nose shows ripe pear

The wines more than speak for themselves

Casanova di Neri, Brunello Montalcino Vintage:2018 Montrachet typically fleshes out substantiallyTime has not been kind to the 2004 Brunello di Montalcino. Leather, mushrooms, smoke, cedar, licorice, dried cherry iron all signs of a fully mature wine are front and center. Although there is plenty of depth and richness to the fruit, the 2004 has not aged well, especially in its aromatics. There is little finesse or elegance at all to speak of. Both bottles I tasted, one at the winery and one from my cellar, were disappointing. Granted, this is the