Donatella Cinelli Colombini Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG 2019 750ml

This is a rich and powerful Brunello with a little extra concentration and grit to keep you warm on a chilly winter’s night. It also reveals a potent 15% alcohol content that will serve well on those occasions. The organic 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva shows a lot of natural intensity with dried blackberry, baked plum and toasted almond shavings. The tannins are velvety and the wine remains quite structured throughout. It is aged in cement and aged in both tonneaux and large oak casks. Production is 10,400 bottles.

• Country: Italy
• Region: Tuscany
• Appellation: Brunello Di Montalcino
• Size: 750ml
• Color: Red

Varietal

Sangiovese

The name of this grape, meaning ‘blood of Jove’ conjures up evocative images of long dead civilizations, and gives the Sangiovese varietal a sense of the holy, the sacred, the special. Indeed, this particular type of Italian grape has been cultivated and processed for thousands of years, and is said to be the original favorite grape varietal of the Romans, and the Etruscans before them. Throughout history, vintners have continued to plant this varietal, and they continue to produce wonderful wines to this day. The long bunches of very dark, round fruit are treasured by fine wineries in Italy and a few other places around the world, and when young, these grapes are lively ”“ full of strawberry flavors and a little spiciness. However, it is when they are aged in oak that they take on some truly special flavors and aromas, as seen in some of the finest wines of the Old World.