Vintage 2005
Production area:
Montalcino - Siena - Locality Sant'Angelo in Colle. Hilly lands of Eocene origin facing South to South West, granting the vineyards the blessing of sun rays the whole day long. Average height 300 m above sea level.
Weather conditions:
The rainy cold winter delayed the budburst of about 10 days. Typical hot summer. The maturation has been slow but very balanced thanks to a fresh autumn with a few rainfalls.
Grapes:
Sangiovese, locally called “Brunello” (the same variety of the Brunello di Montalcino).
Vinification:
About 10-12 days of fermentation on the skins, at controlled temperature below 28°C in 150 hl wide and short stainless steel tanks, designed and built to the purpose of obtaining a delicate tannin and colour extraction.
Ageing:
12 months in Slavonian oak casks of 50 and 75 hl and in a smaller extent in French oak barriques. Refinement in bottle.
Main Features
Colour:
Ruby red, with youthful violet hues.
Bouquet:
Intense and concentrated reminiscent of ripe fruit, pleasant freshness woven with the spices of the oak.
Flavour:
Full and complex with a gentle tannic structure balanced by the still youthful fruit .Long and lightly spicy aftertaste.
Alcohol content:
13%
Total acidity level:
5.5 g/l
Serving temperature:
18° C
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