Denomination: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Vintage: 2006
Production area: Montalcino (Siena)
Average altitude: 300 m a.s.l.
Grapes: Sangiovese, particular clones selected by Col d’Orcia.
Weather conditions:
Not very cold but rainy winter. The delay at budburst was recovered by June. The heavy rains during the spring allowed to overcome easily the dry summer and bring the grapes to a very balanced ripeness.
Vinification: fermentation on the skins for about 18-20 days, at a controlled temperature below 30° C. in 150 hl wide and shallow stainless steel tanks, designed and built in order to extract tannins and color efficiently but delicately.
Aging: 4 years, 3 of which in 25-50 and 75 hl oak casks from Slavonia and Allier followed by at least 12 months of refinement in bottles placed in storage at a controlled temperature.
Alcoholic strength: 14% vol
Serving temperature: 18 °
Organoleptic characteristics:
Colour: deep ruby red.
Bouquet: ample, inviting, and balsamic. The spicy aromas from the oak are perfectly combined with the notes of berry fruits.
Taste: great structure. Mature and persistent tannins. Excellent balance between the primary fruit and the wooden scents due to the positive evolution of the long aging in the oak.
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