BRUNELLO OF
MONT ALCINO
DOCG
The Brunello di Montalcino Castello Romitorio is our pride: the
fruit of more than thirty years of work in harmony with nature in the
terroir of Montalcino. This wine expresses with purity
the territory of Montalcino and embodies the best of the ancient tradition
place of cultivation of an excellent Sangiovese.
The Romitorio company is located in the north-west quadrant of
Montalcino where this classic Brunello is produced
from carefully harvested and selected Sangiovese grapes a
hand on the bench, before and after destemming.
Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks, with
a short initial period of cold maceration (below 20°C)
with the skins for about 15-20 hours, followed by maceration
at a higher controlled temperature which can last up to 20
days.
The separation between the skins and free-run wine begins around the 22°
day, after fermentation. Once you get the wine
fiore leaves room for natural malolactic fermentation.
The wine matures in oak for about 24 months and after
the bottling is aged in the cellars a
controlled temperature of Castello Romitorio for another 12 months
about before being put on the market.
There is something heady and invigorating about this wine: a tall nose
of oak and fruit with accents of cherries, violets and pomegranate.
There are also suggestions of the earth and, with ageing,
nuances of sage and soy.
The tannins are deeply intertwined in the body, firm but fine, and
they go to give this wine an exceptional structure, a skeleton
from which fruit, oak and i can fully express themselves
perfumes. The wine slowly unfolds in the glass, becomes more
sinuous and sensual in contact with the air, the mild astringent of
tannins invites to other sips.
The refinement in the bottle brings pleasant tertiary notes of leather and
herbs, persistence and aroma are long-lasting.
This wine leaves its mark as soon as it is put on the market, but it becomes
even more true to himself as he gets older.