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Brunello di Montalcino DOCG - 1979 - ml 750
Production area: |
Montalcino |
Vineyards' age: |
over 30 years |
Soil composition: |
rich in marl of eocenic origin |
Vineyards' exposure: |
south, south-east, east, north-east |
Altitude: |
from 300 to 500 metres |
Grapes: |
100% Sangiovese Grosso |
Harvesting: |
late September / early October 1979 |
Ageing: |
4 years in slavonian oak barrels |
Refining in bottle: |
at least 6 months |
Organic characteristics |
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Color: |
intense ruby red, very loaded, towards garnet |
Scent: |
characteristic, intense, very ethereal, with notes of withered rose, iris, vanilla and blossoming vine |
Taste: |
great structure, great body, strong tannins but harmonious , savoury, very persistent, very warm: sensational |
Longevity: |
over 100 years |
| Meditation wine | |
| Serving temperature: | 18° C (64° F) |
| Notes for best tasting: |
| Rise the bottle in vertical position at least one week before tasting, in order to concentrate the ev. crust of natural insoluble dyestuff at the bottom. The bottles with a strongly marked "picure" are excellent. Uncork and unfill the top of the bottle at least 8 hours before tasting. To pour the wine slope the bottle with an adequate basket. |
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