San Filippo Le Lucere Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2016 Red Wine

San Filippo Le Lucere Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2016

Tuscany, Italy

98 pts. James Suckling:

"This is rich and very linear at the same time, with cherry, tile, walnut and light chocolate aromas. Some mahogany. Very complex. Full-bodied, yet tight and reserved with a very, very long finish. Really gorgeous. Try after 2025."

98 pts. Wine Spectator:

"This red is laden with balsamic aromas and flavors of juniper, rosemary and rose, plus black currant and raspberry fruit. There's an underlying mineral element, along with firm, mature tannins that enhance the overall elegance and finesse. Best from 2024 through 2045. 1,200 cases made, 600 cases imported." — BS

FROM THE WINERY

The colour is ruby red with reflexes verging on garnet. The perfume is intense, fine and elegant, with notes of cherries preserved in alcohol, enriched with spices redolent of cinnamon and cloves. On the palate it explodes in all its fineness and elegance thanks to the dense and silky tannins. Excellent body that renders the flavour harmonious and persistent. Excellent nose-mouth correspondence.

Altitude: 270/310 metres a.s.l.
Type of soil: of Eocene origin, clayey, calcareous with shale and fossil fragments
Exposure: east and north
Planting density: from around 4.650 to 4.800 plants/hectare
Training system: unilateral cordon spur
Grape variety: Sangiovese Grosso
Rootstock: 420 A, 110 R and 775 P
Harvesting period: first ten days of October
Grape yield per hectare: 6 tons per hectare
Vinification: fermentation in stainless steel at controlled temperature
Maceration: cold pre-maceration 2 days at 10°C - 10/12 days at 26/28°C
Malolactic fermentation: in vats of cement and stainless steel
Ageing: 24/28 months in barrels and barriques
Refinement in the bottle: 10 months
Bottles produced: 15.000
Alcohol: 14,5