Press Review

  • VINOUS by Antonio Galloni

  • ANNUARIO DEI MIGLIORI VINI D´ITALIA 2003

  • DECANTER

  • DUEMAVINI 2003

  • GAMBERO ROSSO 2003

  • MONDO GERHARD EICHELMANN

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Brunello
di Montalcino

Press Review

Details

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • VARIETY Sangiovese
  • NAME OF VINEYARD Piaggione Vineyard/Teatro Vineyard
  • YIELD PER HECTARE 35 hl / 925 gallons
  • NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED 3,942

AGING

  • CONTAINERS Inox
  • SELECTED YIESTS Yes
  • TEMPERATURE OF FERMENTATION 33 ° C / 91 F
  • MACERATION 18 days
  • PRESSING OF MARC Hydraulic press
  • MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION Yes

AFFINAMENTO

  • CONTAINERS 5 hl / 132 gallons Allier | 10 hl / 264 gallons Slavonian barrels
  • DURATION 38 months
  • CLARIFICATION No
  • FILTERING No
  • AGING IN BOTTLE 10 months

ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

  • ALCOHOL VOLUME 14.40
  • TOTAL ACIDITY (g/l) 5.54
  • NET VOLATILE ACIDITY (g/l) 0.66
  • PH 3.70
  • TOTAL SULPHUR DIOXIDE (mg/l) 63
  • FREE SULPHUR DIOXIDE (mg/l) 17
  • NET DRY EXTRACT (g/l) 27.30
  • TOTAL POLYPHENOLS (mg/l) 3260

TASTING NOTES

  • VISUAL TEST Garnet red ruby very intense
  • SMELLING TEST Ample and intense with balsamic spicy tones( licorice, coffee and tobacco). Black berries ( underbrush, cherries in spirits)
  • TASTING TEST Ripe fruits(strawberries, cherries), spicy ( coffee- chocolate).Elegant. Body, warm and soft. Excellent tannin content and lengthy persistence