The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino wafts up with a dark and dusty bouquet as dried flowers and crushed stone give way to red currants. It’s soft textured with tactile mineral tones up front, adding a crunchy character to the tart wild berry fruits within. The 2019 finishes long and staining, leaving a tinge of balsamic spice and a liquid stone sensation that mellows over a bed of fine tannins. This is a brighter style for Mocali, and I like it quite a bit.

This is a richly textured Sangiovese with sweet plum, cooked cherry, spice and crème de cassis. The Mocali 2019 Brunello di Montalcino is a wine focused mostly on texture and mouthfeel. It imparts nice weight to the palate with fine, chalky tannins.

The ruby/garnet 2019 Brunello Di Montalcino is open and inviting, with notes of baked red cherries, pie spices, nutmeg, and balsamic. Medium-bodied, it’s appealing and approachable, with a supple texture up front, a refreshing, clean lift, and fine tannins coming through on the finish. It’s a very charming Brunello that’s widely distributed and is a great introduction.