San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2017 Red Wine

San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2017 Red Wine

Tuscany, Italy

92 pts. James Suckling:

"Sweet berry, cherry and floral aromas with some dried fruit as well. Hint of cedar. Full-bodied and chewy with lots of fruit, tannins and vanilla. Big and rich. But still fresh. Try after 2024."

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.

DATA SHEET

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: 15.000
Alcol: 14%