TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  100% Sangiovese Grosso

ABV:  14.5%

Vineyard:  Forty-year-old Sangiovese vines on the Montosoli cru, planted at 280–300 metres on east- to southeast-facing galestro soils composed of quartz, schist, and sandstone. The vines are trained to spurred cordon and Guyot at a density of 4,000 vines per hectare. Grapes are harvested by hand in early October.

Cellar: Fermentation takes place in stainless steel at 28–30°C for 21 days, followed by 25 days of skin maceration with frequent pump-overs. The wine then ages for 36 months in 40-hectolitre Slavonian oak botti, followed by six months in bottle before release.

CSPC:  150897

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  Italy

Region:  Montosoli, Montalcino

Appellation:  Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli DOCG

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Varietal/Blend:  100% Sangiovese Grosso

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  150897