Uccelliera

Rosso di Montalcino

2021
Tuscany
Italy
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Ooh-chee-LI-era ROSS-o dee Mon-tal-CHEE-no
Varietal
Sangiovese
$28
Flavors & Quality
Sour Cherry Sour Cherry
Tobacco Tobacco
Anise Anise
Organic Organic
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Palate Character

Balance & Finesse 2 Rich & Full 2 Light & Bright 2 Smooth & Silky 2 Round & Fleshy 2 Tone & Backbone 1 Powerful & Extracted 2 Bright & Crisp 2
Tone & Backbone
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Tasting Notes
Medium-plus bodied, tone & backbone wine with ample structure and complexity, with flavors and aromas of red, black and sour cherry, tobacco, rose, forest floor, and complex anise spice that lingers in the finish.
COLOR
Medium Red/Ruby
BODY
TANNIN
ACIDITY
SWEET
ALCOH.
14.5%
GRAPE(S)
Sangiovese
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Why this wine made the cut…
Baby brunello that can hang with its elders.
Montalcino, Italy
GRAPE VARIETAL(S)
Sangiovese
100% San-Joe-VAY-say
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
Producer
Uccelliera
Winemaker(s)
Andrea Cortonesi
Vintage
2021
Total Production
26,400 bottles

Uccelliera

Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy


The Uccelliera estate was established by winemaker Andrea Cortonesi in 1986 when he purchased land from the Ciacci Piccolomini estate, which at the time were his employers,  to then venture out on his own.  His first vintage was 1991 with the production of a miniscule 500 bottles.


Located in the stony southeast hills of Castelnuovo dell’Abate, Uccelliera benefits from an enviable terroir:  Mount Amiata offers a natural barrier of protection in the south-east side along with Poggio d’Arna in the south-west. The marine breeze from the valley adds to the microclimate, particularly well-suited to growing vines. 

The beauty of Uccelliera wines is not only in its special terroir,  but also the attention paid by Andrea in every step of the winemaking process.  All vineyard work is exclusively done by hand using sustainable practices. The resulting wines balance power and elegance, with complex aromatics, and distinctive character.