Yesterday I spent the day tasting Brunello di Montalcino from the 2010 vintage in Tuscany. A full report will be up soon, but I thought I'd highlight one wine that I'd probably call out as my favorite. This is the 2010 Mocali Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Raunate. This is a single vineyard wine from Mocali, a producer who is known for creating vineyards that work with the local eco-system to provide balance. They make several excellent wines from $10 Rosso Toscana wines to their $70 Brunello Riserva. This wine is somewhere in the middle, between $30 and $45, depending on the store. It is aged for three years in large oak casks, a traditional style of production in Tuscany.
This was probably one of the top wines of the day. It had superb balance of flavors, that is, nothing overpowered anything else. There was cocoa, orange, spice, earth. A great variety. And this balance held true for the wine components as well. There was just the right amount of acidity, alcohol, tannin, etc. Everything was just right.
This was probably one of the top wines of the day. It had superb balance of flavors, that is, nothing overpowered anything else. There was cocoa, orange, spice, earth. A great variety. And this balance held true for the wine components as well. There was just the right amount of acidity, alcohol, tannin, etc. Everything was just right.