2010 Villa Le Prata Brunello di Montalcino

Villa Le Prata is a small family-owned winery with vineyard holdings in central and southern Montalcino region. The mainstay bottling is comprised of a blend from these vineyards:

Rizzieri (500m elevation)
Le Prata (510m)
Ramoni (210m)
Velona (250m)




15% abv. Aged for 3.5 years in a combination of 5 hectoliter French oak tonneaux and 30 hectoliter Slovenian oak barrels.

This is a very nice effort. Savory, sous bois-influenced nose that is irresistible, matched with big red cherry fruit palate accented with leather, anise and tobacco.  Soft, gracious tannins. Very open-knit and inviting texture. Paired beautifully with meat ravioli. Not the most complex wine but highly satisfying.