Podere Le Ripi Brunello Riserva “Lupi e Sirene” 2016

$190.99

A bright delicate ruby red, that offers the typical transparency of Brunello. At the nose, it expresses a fine bouquet, where small red fruits are surrounded by earthy and irony notes. In the mouth, it offers purity and energy without it being excessive. A rich and linear body, so fluent and polished that will capture the total attention of all of your senses for a very long time. All of the above characteristics are typical of this balanced 2016 vintage, the climate favoured a slower and balanced ripening of the grapes.

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Small Is Big: Francesco Illy's Bonsai Grapevines | Wine Spectator

Podere Le Ripi Lupi e Sirene Riserva

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Area: Toscana/ Tuscany

Appellation: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Grape variety: 100% Sangiovese

First year of production: 2003

Alcohol: 14%

Number of bottles produced: 13.800

Vine training system and density: Alberello, 11.000 plants per hectare

Soil: Brown marl, lightly alcaline with granitic skeleton

Yield per hectare: 65 quintals

Harvest: Manual at the end of September

Yeast: Indigenous

Vinification: Fermentation and maceration for 50 days in open-tops oak, the first 80% of the fermentation is carried out alongside open pump overs. The remaining 20% of the fermentation is done piemontesina-style (infusion).

Ageing:36 months aging in oak barrels, followed by a passage of 12 months in cement and a minimum aging of 16 months in bottle

Tasting notes: A bright delicate ruby red, that offers the typical transparency of Brunello. At the nose, it expresses a fine bouquet, where small red fruits are surrounded by earthy and irony notes. In the mouth, it offers purity and energy without it being excessive. A rich and linear body, so fluent and polished that will capture the total attention of all of your senses for a very long time. All of the above characteristics are typical of this balanced 2016 vintage, the climate favoured a slower and balanced ripening of the grapes.

Serving temperature from 16° to 18°C

 

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