Poggio di Sotto - Brunello di Montalcino
Sangiovese
| Vintage: | 2017 |
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| Description: | Poggio di Sotto is known in Montalcino for its unique parcel of old Sangiovese vineyards (more than 50 years old), in which there have been identified 120 Sangiovese biotypes through a study managed by the University of Florence. This biodiversity produces the characteristic brightness and complexity that is found in Poggio di Sotto wines. Poggio di Sotto's Brunello is sourced by parcels at 200, 300 and 450 meters with various exposures. The soil at Poggio di Sotto is poor and stony, comprising mainly clay and limestone. The fermentation initiates spontaneously in truncated oak vats where it continues unabated for at least thirty days, on average. Poggio di Sotto Brunello di Montalcino rests in 30hl Slavonian oak casks for 42 months, which is nearly twice the DOCG's requirement for aging in oak (24 months for Brunello). The finished wine is bottled unfiltered. "Parallels to the |
| Price: | $ 285.00 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
