Salvioni

Rosso di Montalcino

2021

Montalcino

Tuscany

Italy

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Varietal

Sangiovese

Quality

Red

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Sangiovese

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Sangiovese is grown throughout Central Italy, but is most famous for Brunello Di Montalcino and Chianti Classico in Tuscany. While historically the quality of Sangiovese wines was variable, the best wines are influenced by terroir and low yields. At its best, it makes some of some of Italy’s best wines. It performs particularly well on limestone soils at higher altitudes yielding elegant age-worthy Tone & Backbone wines with a complex combination of red fruit, earth, and minerals.

Country / State

Italy

Region

Tuscany

Sub Region

Montalcino

Producer

Salvioni

Vintage

2021

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Salvioni

Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy

Salvioni has only been making Brunello since 1985, but has since then established itself as one of the top, most sought out producers in Montalcino. The 20 hectare estate, only 4 of which are dedicated to wines, makes only10,000 bottles of Brunello a year.

The estate in southeast Montalcino looks over the Val D’Orcia from its perch, 420 meters above sea level. There are three small vineyards, each with its own terroir, soils that vary from chalky schist to stony marl, along with subtle differences of micro-climate influencing the ripening of the grapes.

All the work in the vineyard is carried out by hand, with hard pruning to obtain low yields of fruit and careful selection during the manual harvest. The wines are traditionally aged in large 20 HL Slavonian oak casks for at least 36 months. Great fruit, and a deft touch in the winery yields wines of structure, complexity, and ageability.