San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2018 Red Wine

San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2018

Tuscany, Italy

94 pts. James Suckling:

"Intense, spicy and flavorful with aromas of currants, sage, dried orange, spearmint and bark. It’s full-bodied with sleek and well-integrated tannins. Subtle herbal touch lending freshness. Lots of character. Drink from 2024."

93 pts. Wine Spectator:

"This delicate red is saturated with raspberry, cherry, licorice, rose hip and eucalyptus aromas and flavors. Firm and complex, with fine balance, plump tannins and a lingering aftertaste. Drink now through 2040. 1,250 cases made, 200 cases imported."

FROM THE WINERY

The colour is ruby red with a slight tendency to garnet. The perfume is intense and complex, spicy, with dominant notes of Amarena cherry. The olfactory phase continues on the palate. The flavour is full, harmonious and persistent, with dense and silky tannins.

Altitude: from 240 to 300 metres a.s.l.
Type of soil: of Eocene origin, clayey, calcareous with shale
Exposure: north, north-east
Planting density: 4.650 plants/hectare
Training system: unilateral and bilateral cordon spur
Grape variety: Sangiovese Grosso
Rootstock: 110 R and 420 A
Harvesting period: first ten days of October
Grape yield per hectare: 7 tons per hectare
Vinification: Fermentation in stainless steel at controlled temperature
Maceration: 2 days at 10°C - 10/12 days at 26/28°C
Malolactic fermentation: in vats of cement, stainless steel and wood
Ageing: 24/28 months in barrels
Refinement in the bottle: 10 months
Bottles produced: 13,000
Alc: 14%