Name: BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG

Production area: Montalcino

Altitude: from 240 to 300 metres a.s.l.

Type of soil: of Eocene origin, clayey, calcareous with shale

Exposure: north, north-east

Planting density: 4.650 plants/hectare

Training system: unilateral and bilateral cordon spur

Grape variety: Sangiovese Grosso

Rootstock: 110 R and 420 A

Harvesting period: first ten days of October

Grape yield per hectare: 7 tons per hectare

Vinification: Fermentation in stainless steel at controlled temperature

Maceration: 2 days at 10°C - 10/12 days at 26/28°C

Malolactic fermentation: in vats of cement, stainless steel and wood

Ageing: 24/28 months in barrels

Refinement in the bottle: 10 months

Bottles produced: 15.000

Alcol: 14,5