Luce Brunello di Montalcino 2009

The 2009 balance sheet appears quite positive, due to the excellent quality of the harvested fruit. Spring, as in the preceding season, brought heavy rains, which proved a significant challenge to vineyard crews working the vines and protecting them from fungal attack, but the rainfall did build up groundwater reserves. June and July on the other hand saw moderate rainfall, which enabled the vines to make up for spring’s slow pace and brought forward the ripening process. The vines were thus able to function at maximum efficiency and the grapes ripened slightly earlier than last year. In addition, the cool nights and warm, sunny days that followed in September ensured that the grapes achieved full ripeness and were able to yield wines of very high quality. This favourable growing season gifted us with optimal conditions, bringing into the cellar well-ripened fruit, desired acidities, and good overall aromatic complexity.

Appearing a deep garnet red, this Brunello offers a bewitching bouquet a great depth, releasing a rich array of wild dark berry fruit, with blackberry and blackcurrant, pungent balsam and black liquorice, lifted by beguiling floral notes of iris and sweet violets. The nose offers up a richly-aromatic mosaic that boasts tangy Mediterranean scrub and concludes with intriguing impressions of charred oak, smooth clove spice, roast espresso, and dark chocolate. Rich and full-bodied in the mouth, it is well supported by a magnificent suite of velvety tannins, elegant and seductive, that drive a remarkably lengthy progression. Overall, a wine at once powerful and elegant.

Tasting notes:
Jamessuckling Score 92
A wine with a beautiful core of ripe fruit. Full body with velvety tannins and a juicy, fruity aftertaste. Layers of delicious fruit. Always an outstanding Brunello. Drink or hold.

Region：
Grape Variety :Sangiovese
ABV : 15%vol

2009年的資產負債表看起來相當積極,這要歸功於所收穫的葡萄果實的出色品質。春季,與前一季一樣,多雨,這給在葡萄園工作並保護植株免受真菌侵襲的工作人員帶來了重大挑戰,但雨水確實補充了地下水儲備。相反,6月和7月的降雨適中,使葡萄藤能夠彌補春季的緩慢步伐,並推進了成熟過程。因此,葡萄藤能夠以最大的效率運轉,葡萄的成熟期也稍早於去年。此外,9月接踵而來的涼爽夜晚和溫暖、陽光充沛的白天,確保了葡萄完全成熟,產出了非常優質的葡萄酒。這個有利的生長季節為我們帶來了最理想的條件,為酒窖帶來了完全成熟的果實、理想的酸度和良好的整體香氣複雜度。

這款布魯耐羅呈現深石榴紅,香氣迷人且濃鬱,釋放出一系列野生深色漿果的味道,包括黑莓和黑加侖,濃鬱的香脂和甘草,還有柔和的鳶尾花和甜紫羅蘭的花香。香氣呈現​​出一幅豐富芳香的馬賽克畫,帶有爽朗的地中海灌木氣息,並以燒焦的橡木、醇和的丁香香料、烤咖啡和黑巧克力的印象收尾。在口感上豐滿飽滿,由一系列絲滑柔美的單寧支撐,展現出優雅誘人的特點,餘味綿長悠長。總的來說,這是一款兼具力量與優雅的佳釀。

品酒筆記:
Jamessuckling 92分
這是一款擁有迷人熟透果味核心的葡萄酒。酒體豐滿,單寧絲滑柔順,回味飽滿多汁。層次豐富,美味動人。一直是一款出色的布魯耐羅。可以品飲也可以繼續陳年。

產區：托斯卡納IGT
葡萄品種：桑嬌維塞
酒精度：14.5%