The 2010 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva Il Fattore opens to savory tones of smoked bacon and black olive that give the wine a more masculine and austere personality. There’s a touch of red fruit at the back that helps to flesh out and soften the wine, especially where the mouthfeel is concerned. There’s an inner elegance to this wine that is subsequently weighed down by the brawn and succulent softness of the wine’s heavy texture.