Aromas of sweet chili, wild cherry, wild strawberry and mandarin blossom radiate from the glass, and the palate is cohesive, as more cherries and strawberries star above balancing undertones of orange slices, terra cotta and potting soil. A bright, lively, buoyant Brunello you can really have fun with, without giving up any depth or expressivity.

Mint and wild herbs highlight the plum and cherry fruit in this intense, almost racy red. Its tannins are assertive yet interwoven with the fruit and glycerol texture, leaving a long, expansive finish.

The first look at Giodo's 2020 Brunello Di Montalcino is a showstopper and one of the highlights of the vintage. It pours a jeweled ruby color and is ripe and giving on the nose, with ripe, pure aromas of preserved raspberries, fresh herbs, sweet mossy earth, and a pristine floral profile. Medium-bodied, it fills and expands through the palate, with ripe tannins, broad shoulders, and a clean, mineral finish with a darker profile. It's going to improve as it leans into its more tertiary notes of black truffle and tea leaf and gets darker on the finish. This may be a wine that competes with 2019 for complexity and depth, and it will be worth cellaring to find out.

A more elegant than powerful Brunello here. Intensity and depth to this wine, with a fresh profile of strawberries, red cherries and peonies. A cinnamon note adds a touch of grace. The attack is graceful as well, with velvety tannins, medium to full body, persistent and refreshing acidity and a long, very flavorful finish. Elegant sample. Drinkable now, but it will last for decades with ease.

The 2020 Brunello di Montalcino is a model of purity, opening in the glass with a delicate and pretty bouquet of dusty rose, sage, cedary spice, stone dust and wild strawberries. It's built on elegance, juicy and refined with motivating acidity and depths of ripe wild berry fruits that take on a more tactile feel as they slowly saturate toward the close. This finishes long and spicy, pleasantly chewy, leaving sweet tannins and hints of red plum. The 2020 is quite Burgundian in style. Well done.

From vintner Carlo Ferrini, the Giodo 2020 Brunello di Montalcino is a balanced, medium-plus intensity wine that delivers excellent focus and sharpness. You get the generosity and softness of the vintage with Mediterranean tones of lavender and rosemary that frame a pretty core of cherry and blackcurrant. You also get a savory note of something that reminds me of fragrant tea leaf. The tannins are expertly managed, and the wine's texture builds steadily in the mouth. It shows superb phenolic ripeness with no sharp edges. The finish is fleshed out, contemporary and generous.