
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
An unusually warm winter encouraged early budding with a consequent high risk of frost damage. During spring, rain and relatively high temperatures seemed to provide ideal conditions for the proliferation of the spores that cause downy mildew. Rainfall continued until the beginning of September. The lack of light slowed the ripening process, cancelling out, day by day, the phenological properties accumulated during the month of May. Excellent exposure and constant breezes enabled the grapes to reach harvest time in good health and with ideal ripeness, giving rise to wines with distinct personality and elegance.
Vintage rating
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Grape varieties
100% Sangiovese
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Vineyard
San Polo
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
Vini d'Italia del Gambero Rosso
Wild strawberries, red cherries and freshly cut herbs. Medium body, fresh acidity and a tangy finish. Drink now.
Jancis Robinson
An open, fruit-laden nose shows notes of blackberry and cherry brandy. Soft tannins on a round and textured palate with a glossy finish. (current vintage 2014) - Richard Baudains
Jancis Robinson
This has plenty of vanilla and resin on the nose in addition to fresher blackcurrant and fruit compote. Full body, grippy tannins and an almond-like finish. Drink in 2018.
Jancis Robinson
Brillano ancora i Sangiovese di San Polo, grazie soprattutto alla prova del Rosso '15: frutta estiva, humus, timbri fumè, coniuga maturità e sapore in un sorso decisamente materico per la tipologia.
James Suckling
Mid-weight Rosso with a mouthwatering mid-palate and a polite burst of tannin at the end. Youthful – with a couple of years in bottle it will settle fully. Organic in conversion
Guida Oro i Vini di Veronelli
Offering ample cherry, berry, leather and salted licorice flavors, this is rich and chewy midpalate. Given the overall balance and length, this red is a winner. Drink now through 2021. 2,900 cases made –BS
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Jancis Robinson
An open, fruit-laden nose shows notes of blackberry and cherry brandy. Soft tannins on a round and textured palate with a glossy finish. (current vintage 2014) - Richard Baudains