DENOMINATION:
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG.
GRAPE VARIETIES:
100% Sangiovese.
SOIL:
Marl, ancient clay with a high concentration of limestone.
ALTITUDE:
Between 280 and 310 meters above sea level.
VINEYARDS:
From 55 to 12 years.
CULTIVATION SYSTEM:
Spurred cordon, organic farming, limited production per vine.
VINTAGE DESCRIBED BY FRANCESCO MONARI,
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AND AGRONOMIST:
A moderately cold and dry winter. Spring with good rainfall and temperatures
below average. Rainy and hot June and very hot summer. Constant ripening thanks
to water reserves and a mild September. The vintage turned out to be excellent in every respect.
HARVEST:
End of September.
VINIFICATION:
Spontaneous fermentation for about two weeks, in steel tanks at a controlled
temperature with macerations aimed at extracting color and above all the strong aromatic charge.
Malolactic fermentation in cement.
AGEING:
About 30 months in Slavonian oak barrels of different capacities (10/15/30/50 hl).
Bottling in April and May following the most favorable lunar phases.
Long aging in bottle.
TASTING NOTES BY BERNARDINO SANI,
CEO AND WINEMAKER:
The wine embodies the power and style of the fantastic 2015 vintage. On the nose, very evident
notes of plum and morello cherry typical of Brunello, but also a light spiciness,
with excellently integrated wood. In the mouth it expresses great vivacity and energy.
Well-integrated tannins.
ALCOHOL CONTENT:
14% vol.