Riserva 2004
Production area: Montalcino - Siena - Sant'Angelo in Colle. Hilly lands enjoying a favourable southern exposition.
Vineyard: Poggio al Vento. Average height: 350 m above sea level. Planted in 1974.
Weather conditions: Optimal weather conditions. Good spring rainfalls, not excessive temperatures in July and August with a few beneficial rainstorms. The vines have led grapes to perfect maturation. After some very early vintages, in 2004 there is a return to a "normal" harvest time, with beginning on September 20th for Sangiovese.
Grapes: Particular clones of Sangiovese, locally called "Brunello". Vintage 2004 yield: 55 q/ha. Manual harvest with rigorous selection of the best bunches, in the vineyard at first and subsequently on the selection belt in the cellar.
Vinification: Fermentation at controlled temperature below 30°C. 25 days of maceration in wide and short stainless steel tanks (greater contact between skins and must with a better polyphenolic extraction), daily punching down in the morning and pumping over in the evening.
Ageing: 4 years in Slavonian and French oak casks, followed by over 2 years of refinement in bottle, all of this in a conditioned environment.
Main Features
Colour: Deep and dense ruby red with light garnet hues.
Bouquet: Fine, intense, harmonious. The typical aromas of the great Sangiovese (ripe red fruits and tobacco) are perfectly balanced with the classical oak hints given by the long ageing in the barrique.
Taste: The palate is overwhelmed by great emotions. The elegant body envelopes the ripe tannins well rounded with firm acidity. Long and memorable aftertaste.
Alcohol content: 14,5%
Total acidity level: 6.3 g/l
Serving temperature: 18° C
Pour the wine into ample glasses |