Uccelliera - Brunello di Montalcino 2013

Uccelliera - Brunello di Montalcino 2013

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Description

VARIETY
100% Sangiovese selected from Montalcino.

PRODUCTION AREA

Vineyards in Castelnuovo dell'Abate, at elevations of 150-350 metres
on well-exposed hill slopes south-east of Montalcino.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS

Elegant and well balanced, powerful, but clean and smooth
and a dynamic rising finale.

AGEING

Maturation in Slavonian and French oak barrels for a minimum
of 24 months, in special vintages up to 36 months

AFFINAGE

Bottle ageing for a minimum of 6 months before released for sale.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS

Roast and stewed red meats, game, aged cheeses.

 

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Uccelliera

In Castelnuovo dell'Abate, where my family is rooted and always with the work on the country and was connected for the village, I could acquire at the end of of 1986 a farmhouse with property and continue with it this tradition. The natural suitability of this soil for the cultivation of wine and olive trees as well as my business spirit me difficult moments helped to overcome. The acquisition I began right after to make important changes in order to transform the possession into predominantly the viticulture dedicated an agriculture enterprise. I maintained the original name "Uccelliera" (bird house). Although the emphasis of the yard should be the viticulture, the olive trees, which framed the farmhouse, stand calmly from respect for these several hundred years old plants. Growing and prospering the yard led to an expansion of the viticulture. Under careful retaining of the characteristic characteristics of building and environment the property house was reconditioned. In order to become fair the need according to the new functional premises for the wine preparing, development and storage to change the existing buildings made a cellar under without the characteristic of the place.

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Sangiovese

Sangiovese is Italy's most important and widely planted grape varietal. Traditionally it is famous in all of the sub-regions of Tuscany particularly so in Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Sangiovese is planted in almost all of the regions across Italy where it makes everything from savoury and spicy reds to supple and black fruit bombs. 

 

--------THE REGION--------

Tuscany

Tuscany is a wine region in central Italy. Depending on how much you know about Italian wine it is often one of the most known or talked about wine regions thanks to the fame of the mighty sub-region: Chianti. Tuscany is home to many a fruity and spicy red wine often made from the grape: Sangiovese.