1997 Sassetti Pertimali Brunello di Montalcino

Never had this particular Brunello. What is the price point generally for Sassetti?

This was served blind at a SOBER dinner a few years ago. I liked- these were my notes:

" Wine #6 Nose here is also exotic, with sandalwood and coffee. Ripe and big, some vanilla but not overwhelming. Gets smooth and chocolately with a little air. Really quite nice, and rather ready. A-/B+. It's the 1997 Pertimali/Livio Sassetti Brunello di Montalcino. /......./ The '97 showed much better than any other '97 Brunello I've tried recently (Antinori Pian delle Vigne, etc). "

I'm not really a fan of 97 Brunello, but this one seems to be quite good

Just checked and the only company that seems to carry this is Total Wine. Not one anywhere near me.

I just Googled it Larry and found it at the usual suspects..Zachys, Sokolin, Etc. Seems to be roughly $80.

Your tasting notes and mine are not that far off.

Thanks, wine searcher just kept coming up with Total Wine and More.

I usually just do a quick google search then narrow it down from there.

I'm getting lots of hits on pretty much every vintage, none Total. I agree it's irritating that Total shows up with every store because of linked inventory when one has something. I'd do excluded stores, but it would take a long time because you'd have to exclude each Total.

Aha! I've got it. LL, I think you searched for "Sassetti". So you're seeing pages of results at Total for Vasco Sassetti, the "other" Sassetti. The estate that makes a top rank Brunello is Pertimali (run by the Livio Sassetti family). The Vasco Sassetti BdM doesn't have a great rep.