Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
PRODUCTION AREA: Montalcino
EXPOSURE: North
VARIETY: 100% Sangiovese
VINEYARD ALTITUDE: 350 m asl
COMPOSITION OF THE SOIL: Marly soils composed of clay
schistose
TRAINING SYSTEM: Spurred cordon
AGE OF THE VINEYARD: 28 years
HARVEST: Last week of September
VINIFICATION: In 50 hl steel vats; 15 days of maceration
at controlled temperature
AGING: 36 months in large Slavonian oak barrels
REFINING: 6 months in bottle
PRODUCTION:12,000 bottles
PACKAGING: 0.75 L Bordeaux bottle
SERVICE TEMPERATURE: 18 ° C
GASTRONIMIC COMBINATIONSTHE: Aged cheeses, roasts, cured meats
game, soups, meat first courses
ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS
Color: Intense ruby red, garnet with aging
Aroma: Rich and intense bouquet of violets, undergrowth, red fruits, eucalyptus, blackberry
Palate: Very long persistence, fresh, elegant but complex