Brunello di Montalcino `Selezione Prime Donne` 2018
Country
Italy
Region
Tuscany
Producer
Estates of Donatella Colombini
Grape(s)
Sangiovese (100%)
Type
Red
Style
Complex
Oaked Style
Oaked
Body Style
Full bodied
Dry/Sweet Style
Not applicable
Alcohol Content
14%
Closure Style
Cork
Organic/Biodynamic
No
Sustainable
Yes-sustainable practices
Vegetarian/Vegan
Vegetarian
Yes
Vegan
Yes
Allergens
Sulphites
Yes
Milk
No
Egg
No
Region
In the heart of central Italy, Tuscany is one of the most prestigious and celebrated wine growing regions in the world. These gentle rolling hills are not only home to Italy`s culture and language, but also to the grand wine estates of Chianti to the north and the more modest yet superb estates of Montalcino and Montepulciano in the south. Sangiovese is the red grape variety that unites Tuscany`s wine producing districts in its various distinct clones. However, planting of international grape varieties, such as Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, have given rise to the world renowned `Super Tuscan` wines.
Producer
Donatella Cinelli Colombini has 33 hectares of vineyard in Tuscany cultivated according to the BIO (organic) regime and by hand. These vineyards are divided in two estates that were already being cultivated by her ancestors 400 years ago. Producer Donatella, who is grooming her daughter Violante as heir to the business, appointed Valérie Lavigne as winemaker in 2010 thus completing the first all-female team at an Italian winery. Since 2018 all of Donatella Cinelli Colombini`s wines are certified organic, following a process of conversion started many years before, the respect of nature it`s an important part of the winery`s aim.
Tasting Notes
The `Selezione Prime Donne` is a special blend of Brunello selected by Tuscan`s foremost winemakers. The Brunello vines grow in the hills of Montalcino, near Siena, producing Tuscany`s most intense and famed red wine. This barrique aged wine is a brilliant ruby red the aroma is full and complex with hints of red fruits backed by vanilla, black pepper and tobacco. The taste is full and harmonious with a firm tannic structure and good complexity, the wine comes together to finish long and rich in fruit.
Food
Matches well with rich meat and game dishes and aged cheeses.
Media
Wine enthusiast 94 points, Wine Advocate 94 points. Wine Spectator 94 points. James Suckling 94 points.
