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Brunello
di Montalcino

Press Review

Details

GENERAL INFORMATION

  • VARIETY Sangiovese
  • NAME OF VINEYARD Piaggione Vineyard/Teatro Vineyard
  • YIELD PER HECTARE 60 hl / 1,585 gallons
  • NUMBER OF BOTTLES PRODUCED 8,000

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

ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

  • ALCOHOL VOLUME 14.21
  • TOTAL ACIDITY (g/l) 5.54
  • NET VOLATILE ACIDITY (g/l) 0.68
  • PH 3.6
  • TOTAL SULPHUR DIOXIDE (mg/l) 60
  • FREE SULPHUR DIOXIDE (mg/l) 24
  • NET DRY EXTRACT (g/l) 29.60
  • TOTAL POLYPHENOLS (mg/l) 3300

TASTING NOTES

  • VISUAL TEST Limpid. Ruby red
  • SMELLING TEST Ripe fruits scents (cherries, plums), balsamic notes
  • TASTING TEST Warm, tannic and full- bodied, fruity, long finish, pleasant, with spice scents(coffee- cihocolate). Intense