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Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello la Fornace

Brunello di Montalcino La Fornace has an intense ruby ​​red color due to the low yield of grapes per hectare, the intense ruby ​​red color with a hint of garnet, the aroma is intense and complex with light hints of plum, purple cherry and wild berries mature, intense but balanced are the hints of spice, black pepper and vanilla and cinnamon, chocolate and sweet tobacco. In the mouth it is tannic, but not aggressive, velvety and warm, the flavors in the mouth reflect the nose, preserving the delicacy, the complexity is balanced

The pairing:
Brunello di Montalcino La Fornace is a classic wine, paired with game, important red meats such as steaks or stewed meats, it is also highly appreciated with fresh, slightly matured or very matured cheeses

Information on Wine

Type of grape: Pure Sangiovese
Vineyards: Managed directly by the company
Age: 14/46 years
Exposure: north-east
Height: 400 meters above sea level
Produced by: very first choice of grapes in vineyards aged between 14 years and 46 years
Vineyard density: 4000 / 4500 plants/hectare
Harvest harvest: September 2014

Winemaking Details

Winemaking and technique: hand harvest with selection, fermentation in steel
Fermentation days: 7 days cryomaceration and 20 days normal fermentation, 4 pumping overs per day carried out manually
Type of fermentation: traditional without selected yeasts
Fermentation temperature: 30°C malolactic in steel. In January transfer into 10 hl Slavonian oak barrels and French oak barriques
Aging: 36 months (20% barriques 80% in barrels)
Characteristics: Actual alcoholic strength by volume 14.47% Vol, Total dry extract 31.5g/l, Reducing sugars expressed as sugars 1.8 g/l, Total acidity in tartaric acid 5.5 g/l.

Download the technical data sheets

Brunello di Montalcino La Fornace: brunello-di-montalcino-2018-en.pdf (319.42Kb)
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