The 2011 Costabate is a pure expression of Sangiovese that has been aged in new oak for two years. The oak used here is unique and comes from 300-year-old trees. Only 500 magnums of this wine are produced. The wine's style is big and bold, and it shows enormous density and concentration. The edition of Costabate from the warm 2011 vintage is a little over the top for my tastes. I am so enamored of Uccelliera's Brunellos that it is a challenge for me to make room in my heart for a wine as extreme as this in terms of darkness and toasted oak intensity. That said, it will be interesting to see where this wine goes ten years from now.