original wooden box
Extraordinary year 1997 for Brunello di Montalcino, probably the best of the 20th Century.
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Colour: intense ruby red.
Scent: ethereal, with scents of red fruit and vanilla, persistent.
Taste: harmonic, acid and tannic component well balanced, well structured with a long aftertaste.
To be kept in horizontal position, in a fresh, dry and dark place; In these conditions wine can last at least 15-20 years.
To be served at 18-20 °C in a large and thin glass; if possible, open the bottle about 2-3 hours before tasting or pour the wine in a decanter.
To accompany with: roasted red meat, game and seasoned cheese.
Cultivation at low environmental impact (Reg. CEE 2078), with grassy grounds; treatment with copper sulphate and sulphur in powder.
Cultivation: double rammed string; green trimming and thinning.
Wine making: hand collection with great care in the selection of grapes; immediate destemming; fermentation with maceration on peels for about 25 days in half conical vats in Slavonic oak, using a temperature control system (28-30 °C); after racking, wine makes malolactic fermentation in the same vessels, after which it is naturally cooled;
then wine is poured in barrels (also in Slavonic oak) with a capacity of 20-30 hl, where it remains for a refinement periodo of about 40 months, after which it is bottled;
then bottles are refined in a thermo-conditioned room till their sale.
Data sheet
Extraordinary year 1997 for Brunello di Montalcino, probably the best of the 20th Century.
"Cru' obtained with grapes from the Capanna estate vineyard in Montosoli
Extraordinary year, probably the best of the 20th Century. The label of this Brunello is signed by Fernando Botero as a contribution to a solidarity initiative after the earthquake in Umbria and Marche.