Joseph Drouhin, Nuits Saint Georges Proces other_regions_italy the 2010 Brunello di Montalcino

the 2010 Brunello di Montalcino never feels overdone or too heavy

The 1996 Reserva was also the product of a challenging vintage

with little in the way of finesse or nuance

and he tells me that his all-time favorite vintages are 2010

sleek and muscular flavors that possess a lovely sense of underlying tension on the pungently saline finish

Joseph Drouhin, Nuits Saint Georges Proces other_regions_italy the 2010 Brunello di Montalcino(from a . 40 ha parcel). A whiff of the sauvage adds breadth to the red and dark cherryinfused aromas that are trimmed in a background note of wood toast. There is a lovely sense of energy and delineation to the focused and sappy medium bodied flavors that deliver first rate length on the overtly austere and moderately rustic finish. This is very Nuits in style and is going to require extended cellaring to soften the firm tannins but it should more