Brunello di Montalcino
TYPE
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
VINEYARD LOCATION
Campogiovanni tenuta (Montalcino- Siena)
ALTITUDE
250/300 metres
ASPECT
south, southwest
VINEYARD SIZE
12 hectares
YEAR PLANTED
1976 to 1988
SOIL PROFILE
Medium textured, largely silt-sand with some clay,
on sandstone and calcareous marl
TRAING SYSTEM
Spur-pruned cordon
GRAPES
Brunello (sangiovese clone) 100%
HARVEST
Mid of September
VINIFICATION ANDMATURATION
Twenty-day maceration at 28-30°C, and malolactic fermentation in steel. Maturation for 36 months in large Slavonian oak botti, followed by a further 12 months in the bottle
BOTTLES PRODUCTS
72,000
SERVING TEMPERATURE
18° C
ALCOHOL
13.5% Vol.
TOTAL ACIDITY
6.0 g/l
RESIDUAL SUGAR
1.2 g/l
CELLARING
8-10 years
