Tasting notes

This Brunello has an intense ruby red colour which tends towards garnet as it ages. Its bouquet is ample, intense, persistent with shades of undergrowth, red jam and licorice, ethereal after a long aging. It has a dry warm taste, quite tannic and soft.

Wine maker notes

Harvest: Handpicked grapes in cases end September beginning October Vinification: In stainless steel vats of 40/50 hl.; maceration around 18-20 days at a constantly controlled temperature of 30oC Aging: 36 months in oak casks of 20/25 hl and in medium toast barriques of 225 l Refining in bottle: 6/8 months before it is released Average annual production: 5000 bottles of 0, 750 ml

Technical notes

Production area: Montalcino township Grapes: Sangiovese Grosso 100% Exposure vineyards: South-East Altitude: 320 m. a.s.l. Soil: Arid and stony Average age of vines: 12 years