Brunello di Montalcino DOCG - Tenuta di CastelGiocondo

The highly acclaimed Brunello di Montalcino from the Tuscany wine region reveals itself in the glass — as soon as it leaves its Bordeaux bottle with artistic design — in a dense ruby red with a beautiful gradient into garnet red. After the first swirl, this red wine displays high viscosity, evident in the church window effect at the glass rim. The nose reveals a wonderfully fruity aroma of this Tenuta di CastelGiocondo red wine, with dark berry notes of ripe blueberries, blackberries, cherries, and plums... almost as if one has fallen into a basket of berries and never wants to leave. Then elegant floral notes of violets and lilacs also awaken. Through aging in small wooden barrels, tertiary aromas such as forest soil and sun-warmed stones join in, offering great development potential.

The Tenuta di CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino presents itself to the connoisseur on the palate pleasantly dry, with dense tannins and texture. At the same time, it reveals an incredible aromatic diversity, is juicy, elegant, and powerful, with a firm and warm mouthfeel. The finish of this well-maturable—potentially aging for another 15 to 20 years—red wine from the Tuscany wine region, specifically from Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, finally impresses with an extraordinary aftertaste and density. The finish is further accompanied by mineral facets from the soils dominated by clay and marl.

Vinification of the Brunello di Montalcino from Tenuta di CastelGiocondo

The powerful Brunello di Montalcino from Italy is a single-varietal wine made from the Sangiovese grape. In Tuscany, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of sand, clay, and marl, at various elevations, giving the wine pronounced complexity. The grapes for this Italian red wine are exclusively harvested by hand at optimal ripeness. After manual harvest, the grapes are immediately taken to the press house. They are sorted and gently crushed. This is followed by fermentation in barriques at controlled temperatures. The fermentation is followed by a 36-month aging on the fine lees before the wine is eventually racked. The aging in the barrel is followed by a long bottle aging, which makes this red wine even more complex.

Food pairing suggestion for the Brunello di Montalcino from Tenuta di CastelGiocondo

This Italian red wine is best enjoyed at a temperature of 15-18°C. It is perfect as a companion to spinach gratin with almonds, beef bourguignon, or roast goose breast with ginger red cabbage and marjoram.

Awards for the Brunello di Montalcino from Tenuta di CastelGiocondo

In addition to an icon wine reputation, this red wine from Tenuta di CastelGiocondo can also boast numerous awards and top ratings well above 90 points. Specifically, these are:

• James Suckling - 95 points
• Falstaff - 95 points
• Vinous - 93 points
• International Wine Report - 93 points
• Wine Advocate Robert M. Parker - 93 points

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