2012 La Fortuna Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva Reviews
La Serena Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Gemini 2012
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The La Serena estate has belonged to the Mantengoli family since the 1930s, but they did not starting time making wine until 1988, when brothers Andrea & Marcello entered the family business. What began equally a 1-hectare farm has since grown into nine hectares, with about half dozen of those nether vine, dedicated exclusively to Sangiovese for Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino. Andrea has always worked the vineyards in an organic way, just since the 2013 vintage his wines are now officially certified as "Made With Organic Grapes" on the label.
The manor is directly east of Montalcino in an area that has always produced highly acclaimed Brunello. Andrea'due south neightbors include Cerbaiona, Casanova di Neri and even Biondi Santi'due south Il Greppo estate. The manor is at 400 meters above body of water level, and the soil here is similar to the Pertimali/Montosoli Cru areas, simply is slightly less compact, providing wines with structure but perhaps more approachability in their youth than their neighbors.
Famous for its bold, layered and long-lived ruddy, Brunello di Montalcino, the town of Montalcino is most 70 miles south of Florence, and has a warmer and drier climate than that of its neighbor, Chianti. The Sangiovese grape is king here, as it is in Chianti, but Montalcino has its ain clone chosen Brunello.
The Brunello vineyards of Montalcino coating the rolling hills surrounding the village and fan out at diverse elevations, creating the potential for Brunello wines expressing unlike styles. From the valleys, where deeper deposits of dirt are institute, come wines typically bolder, more than concentrated and rich in opulent black fruit. The hillside vineyards produce wines more concentrated in red fruits and floral aromas; these sites reach up to over ane,600 feet and have shallow soils of rocks and shale.
Brunello di Montalcino past police force must be anile a minimum of four years, including two years in barrel before realease and once released, typically needs more time in bottle for its drinking potential to be fully reached. The good news is that Montalcino makes a "infant brother" version. The wines called Rosso di Montalcino are ofttimes made from younger vines, aged for about a year before release, offer extraordinary values and are fix to drink young.
Amongst Italian republic's elite scarlet grape varieties, Sangiovese has the perfect intersection of bright red fruit and savory earthiness and is responsible for the best red wines of Tuscany. While it is best known as the master component of Chianti, it is also the principal grape in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and reaches the height of its power and intensity in the complex, long-lived Brunello di Montalcino. Somm Hugger-mugger—Sangiovese doubles under the alias, Nielluccio, on the French isle of Corsica where it produces distinctly floral and refreshing reds and rosés.
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