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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 5,333

AGING

  • CONTAINERS Inox
  • SELECTED YIESTS Yes
  • TEMPERATURE OF FERMENTATION 33 ° C / 91 F
  • MACERATION 12 days
  • PRESSING OF MARC Hydraulic press
  • MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION Yes

AFFINAMENTO

  • CONTAINERS 5 hl / 132 gallons Allier | 10 hl / 264 gallons Slavonian barrels
  • DURATION 42 months
  • CLARIFICATION No
  • FILTERING No
  • AGING IN BOTTLE 6 months

ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS

  • ALCOHOL VOLUME 14.60
  • TOTAL ACIDITY (g/l) 5.18
  • NET VOLATILE ACIDITY (g/l) 0.63
  • PH 3.74
  • TOTAL SULPHUR DIOXIDE (mg/l) 57
  • FREE SULPHUR DIOXIDE (mg/l) 22
  • NET DRY EXTRACT (g/l) 29.60
  • TOTAL POLYPHENOLS (mg/l) 2590

TASTING NOTES

  • VISUAL TEST Ruby red with garnet reflections
  • SMELLING TEST Red fruits (cherries, raspberry). Sweet tobacco, spice( cinnamon). Balsamic notes. Ample,complex and intense
  • TASTING TEST Sweet, soft, fruity(cherries in spirits). Structure and medium body. Spicy finale (chocolate)