2010 Rocca di Montegrossi "San Marcellino" Chianti Classico

Wow. Again and again this wine steals the show at the italian tasting. I must admit as with many great wines, there is something about this bottling that is hard to put into words. The wine has such incredible purity, poise, energy...it's not a big wine per se...but it has such intensity and power on the palate. At this stage the wine is very focused, high toned and linear. It's tightly packed with small berries, spice, sandalwood, briary notes, warm earth and new leather. It's compact and coiled with 10-20 years ahead of it for sure. Transcendent stuff that all wine lovers should check out.