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16¾/20
Colleoni Rosso di Montalcino 2014
Montalcino, Siena, Tuscany, ItalyIn 1995, on an evening walk through their new Montalcino property, Marino Colleoni and his wife Luisa came across an abandoned vineyard of sangiovese grosso. Though many vines were dead or damaged, some remained intact, and they decided to produce wines from the find, with their first harvest in 2000. They immediately began organic viticulture, respecting the higher elevation marine / volcanic marl soils, and their wines see native ferment, no fining and no filtration. This wine fermented for approximately one month in Slavonian oak, before one year in wood, and an additional six months in bottle prior to release. Dusky balsamic-kissed cassis, thorny wild blackberry, dried marjoram and dried tarragon, with well worn leather, dried florals and nutmeg on the finish. Lifted and moderate in body and scope, at 13 degrees alcohol, but savoury and rightfully self-assured. Consider this as declassified Brunello, and stock up.Tasted: 28 August 2018Tasted by: Treve RingPrices:| BC | $43.00 | 750ml | private wine stores |
Grape: SangioveseCSPC: 475533
