2013 Podere le Ripi Brunello Riserva

Appellation: Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG

Grape variety: 100% Sangiovese

Vintage: 2013

First year of production: 2003

Alcohol: 13,5%

Vine training system and density: Goblet, 11.000 plants per hectare

Soil: Clayish and limestone

Yield per hectare: 35 quintals

Harvest: Manual in the first 10 days of October

Yeast: Indigenous

Vinification: Fermentation and maceration for 25 days in open-tops oak tuns

Ageing: 48 months ageing in oak barrel, followed by a passage of 12 months in cement and a minimum ageing of 12 months in bottle.

Analisi organolettica: A deep ruby red with elegant orange shadows. In the nose it express itself as a symphony of aromas going from the intense smell of cherry, strawberry to the fresh balsamic note of herbs. An impressive, broad structure that reveals a great minerality and a slightly bitter aftertaste.