2010 La Rasina Brunello di Montalcino
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La Rasina's 2010 Brunello di Montalcino is one of the darker, racier wines of the dark. Black cherries, plums, mocha, spices, new oak, new leather and licorice are all laced together in a ripe, voluptuous Brunello loaded with near term appeal. Forward and beautifully layered in the glass, the 2010 is already quite delicious. This is a terrific vintage for La Rasina, with plenty of the estate's signatures on full display.
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Monica Larner, Wine Advocate
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The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino shows an impressive level of craftsmanship and quality of fruit. Dark cherry, blackberry and plum are the protagonists with oak-related tones of spice and tobacco stacked tall at the back. In fact, my first reaction was that the wine was too loaded with oak (it sees 28 months of wood contact), but its quick evolution in the glass gave me increased confidence that the oak spice will integrate within the thick fruity fleshiness of the wine. Give it five more years in the cellar to move towards a greater sense of balance.
The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino shows an impressive level of craftsmanship and quality of fruit. Dark cherry, blackberry and plum are the protagonists with oak-related tones of spice and tobacco stacked tall at the back. In fact, my first reaction was that the wine was too loaded with oak (it sees 28 months of wood contact), but its quick evolution in the glass gave me increased confidence that the oak spice will integrate within the thick fruity fleshiness of the wine. Give it five more years in the cellar to move towards a greater sense of balance. Feb 2015, www.robertparker.com