Features
Name:
Castello Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva 2016
Terrain:
Clayey with considerable presence of stones and pebbles.
Cellar
Castello Romitorio is a renowned Tuscan winery located on a hillside complex at the foot of Monte Amiata, in Montalcino in the province of Siena. The owner of the winery, famous painter Sandro Chia, after buying Castello Romitorio in 1984, dedicated many years to restoring the castle and planting new vineyards on its land, while at the same time building a modern, super-technological wine cellar, taking advice from one of Italy's best oenologists, Carlo Ferrini. After thirty years of work on the land, today Castello Romitorio is an internationally recognised winery, a specialist in Sangiovese and Brunello di Montalcino. The Chia family's commitment moves between tradition and the search for excellence, classicism and innovation.
Description
The Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 from the winery Il Castello Romitorio is an excellent Tuscan wine. Since its inception, Il Castello Romitorio has only produced a very few vintages of this wine. Only a truly extraordinary vintage can produce such a wine.
Organoleptic characteristics:
The nose is complex with aromas of ripe red fruit, cherry, coffee, liquorice and vanilla. In the mouth it is round, soft, elegant with remarkable tannins.
Storage time:
20-25 years
Vinification
Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks, with a short initial period of cold maceration (below 20°C) with the skins for about 15-20 hours, followed by a higher temperature controlled maceration that can last up to 24 days. Malolactic fermentation starts naturally and lasts for about 10 days, until the wine is left to settle to separate it from the sediment.
Acknowledgements
2016 Doctor Wine 97/100
2016 Vecchione 97/100
2016 Decanter 96/100
2016 Robert Parker 96/100
2016 Vinous 97/100
