Poggio di Sotto, Rosso di Montalcino DOC

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A wine produced from vineyards at 200, 300 and 450 m asl and of varying expositions, where the soil is poor and rocky, mainly composed of marl. The production area is close to Castelnuovo dell’Abate, in the river Orcia valley. The pruning system is cordon spur. Harvest is manual, in cases containing 15-20 kg, in the middle-end of September. Yield per hectare is 30-35 q. We make the same selection on grapes adopted for Brunello.. Vinification is in oak vats, spontaneous fermentations by indigenous yeasts and long macerations, with several pumping-over during the day. The wine ages 24 months in 30 hl oak casks and 6 months in bottle. There is no filtering before bottling.

Tasting Notes: In a vintage plagued by the large and sudden heat of August we begin to see with pleasant surprise the results of a tremendous and exhausting effort of selection. The wine is bright, breezy, of dazzling bouquet and totally free from burdens of smell and taste, which have forced us to leave on the ground so many brother bunches. Fragrance and flavour open in the air and stay aligned to the used elegance. In this way the virtues of the few bottles produced repay the sacrifice of many. It is called a “young Brunello”.

Foods Parings: Goes well with roast and braised red meats, game and aged cheese