Lunch with Uccelliera

We drove over to the Uccelliera estate for lunch. What a treat, as they had prepared a home-cooked meal for of Ribollita (a rustic Tuscan bean and bread soup, pictured below), roasted rabbit and chicken and some potatoes. The food and company were incredible…and the wines weren’t so bad either!




Some quick tasting notes:

2007 Rosso di Montalcino – Ripe and fresh, it sees a bit of wood and is forward on both eth nose and palate. Quite good…big fruit with some grip. They get the grapes from different places and the goal with the Rosso is “freshness”. Nice work!

2006 Rapace (70% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 10% Cabernet) – A great example of the 2006 vintage. Ripe, forward and powerful in every aspect of the experience. The oak is integrated beautifully.

Below is a picture of Andrea Cortonesi, owner of Uccelliera, standing in front of his home.

We also enjoyed with the meal (and in the cellar):

2004 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino
1999 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino
2007 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino
2008 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino
2006 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino
2008 Uccelliera Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
2008 Rosso di Montalcino

One of the vineyards where these fabulous wines come from:

Lance Cerutti – www.suburbanwines.com