Castiglion del Bosco Brunello Di Montalcino DOCG (750ml)
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Wine Type
Red Wine
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Size
750ml
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Vintage
2019
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Country
Italy
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Region
Tuscany
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Sub-Region
Montalcino
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Grape
Sangiovese
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Farming Method
ConventionalMost products with this label come from producers who do their best to avoid any intervention at all but it’s possible that some of the aforementioned preventative measures and additions are deemed necessary. Learn More
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ABV
15%
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Food Pairing
Aged CheesePasta BologneseRed Meat
Castiglion del Bosco is an impressive wine estate in the northwest of Montalcino. As the name suggests, it is a walled estate surrounded by a forest. It only grows Sangiovese and with it makes three different interpretations of Brunello di Montalcino and the younger Rosso di Montalcino. The rocky, nutrient-poor soils are perfect for yielding wines of superb structure and complexity in the hands of winemaker Cecilia Leoneschi.
Tasting Notes
This is a great expression of a Sangiovese from a well balanced vintage. Pronounced red fruit, florality and herbs on the nose. In the mouth the tannins are ripe, balanced and well integrated. Ripe fruit, integrated oak with peaks of freshness. Complex, harmonius with a long pleasing finish.
Method
Made from Sangiovese grapes from the Capanna vineyard, located in the north-west area of Montalcino. The Capanna vineyard is a single parcel of 42 hectares that winds along the ridge of the hill. It faces southwest, at elevations between 250 metres up to 460 meters above sea level. The vineyard is exclusively for Brunello production and is divided into recoginzed parcels. The soils in the uppermost areas are marked by an abundance of rock, a compact, gravelly mass, explains winemaker Cecilia Leoneschi, that, combined with scarce groundwater reserves, forces the vine to push its roots down deep. Here the rows are most exposed to the wind, which is the predominant characteristic of this vineyard, and most subject to wide day-night temperature swings. As one descends the slope, the character of the rock changes, with the central swath composed largely of galestro, while rock-studded clay schists predominate farther downslope.
This wine ferments for 18 days in steel tanks at a temperature of 28 °C and matures for 24 months in French oak.
