2018 Gianni Brunelli Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Deep ruby colour tending to garnet, floral notes of heather and strawberry tree in the beginning, followed by soft notes of sour cherry and black berries. Concentrated and savoury palate, balanced, well structured but fine-grained tannins and good final persistence.

In 2018 we had a very rainy spring mainly in the months of March and April. This made up for the water shortages of the previous year. The vines showed a good and balanced development with a homogeneous fruit setting. Very important was an early and timely „cleaning“ both of the soil under the rows and of the vines, by removing the young shoots from the stem and from the cordon, in order to minimize the potential proliferation of pathogens and cryptogams - downy mildew first. Important was also our manual work to contain the vegetative growth, with several passages to select and to assure aeration to the bunches. The selection of the bunches was very important in this season. At the time of harvest, the grapes had good skin integrity with a good balance of analytical values. Very good and distinctive fragrance of the fruit and the aromas; the tannic and anthocyanin extraction was balanced compared to the potential.