Description
Podere Le Ripi Lupi e Sirene Riserva
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Area: Toscana/ Tuscany
Appellation: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Grape variety: 100% Sangiovese
First year of production: 2003
Alcohol: 14%
Number of bottles produced: 13.800
Vine training system and density: Alberello, 11.000 plants per hectare
Soil: Brown marl, lightly alcaline with granitic skeleton
Yield per hectare: 65 quintals
Harvest: Manual at the end of September
Yeast: Indigenous
Vinification: Fermentation and maceration for 50 days in open-tops oak, the first 80% of the fermentation is carried out alongside open pump overs. The remaining 20% of the fermentation is done piemontesina-style (infusion).
Ageing:36 months aging in oak barrels, followed by a passage of 12 months in cement and a minimum aging of 16 months in bottle
Tasting notes: A bright delicate ruby red, that offers the typical transparency of Brunello. At the nose, it expresses a fine bouquet, where small red fruits are surrounded by earthy and irony notes. In the mouth, it offers purity and energy without it being excessive. A rich and linear body, so fluent and polished that will capture the total attention of all of your senses for a very long time. All of the above characteristics are typical of this balanced 2016 vintage, the climate favoured a slower and balanced ripening of the grapes.
Serving temperature from 16° to 18°C