Rosso di Montalcino
DOC
Rosso di Montalcino is a wine with its own unique identity and a strong personality. This wine’s style highlights the freshness and integrity of the Sangiovese from this terroir and balances intensity with an immediate appeal.
Climate trend
A year that will be remembered as hot and dry. Spring is characterized by a mild climate with little rainfall. Significant increase in temperatures, with peaks of up to 29°C-84,2°F, in the second half of May. Finally, towards the end of July and the beginning of August, the rains arrived for a total of 140 mm. A decisive event to overturn the outcome of a much-feared forecast for the vintage, favoring a drop in daytime temperatures and considerable night-time temperature excursions which in the following weeks allowed the plants to rebalance the parameters of the grapes. We were pleased to witness a general recovery in the vigor of the bunches which, after months of ho t and dry climatic conditions, quickly swelled, returning to dimensions more suited to Sangiovese, in this last phase of maturation. What was expected to be a difficult and qualitatively not excellent harvest, instead turned out to be a truly excellent harvest. We started the harvest on the 13th of September and finished on the 23rd of September. The grapes of the Vignamasso vineyard were harvested on the 20th of September.
We brought perfectly ripe grapes to the cellar, with thick and crunchy berries that will allow for good maceration.
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Grape varieties
100% Sangiovese
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Vineyard
Vineyard Rossa and vineyard d'Oriente
Harvest
Grapes are hand harvested in small 17 kg crates during the last days of September
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Size
750 / Magnum
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Vinification
Soft pressing of the grapes after careful selection of the bunches
Ageing
12 months in lightly-toasted large barrels (2000 L and 4000 L). Bottle-aged before market release
Fermentation
In concrete tanks
Malolactic fermentation
In large barrels - 2000 L and 4000 L
Awards
James Suckling
Guida Bio
4 foglie
Guida Bio
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