Brunello di Montalcino '17
Fattoria dei Barbi
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This red wine is produced since 1892 and was awarded many times for its quality. This wine is the “heart” of the Barbi production and it is made with 100% Sangiovese grapes from their best vineyards in Montalcino.
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- Wine Country
- Italy
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- Grape varieties wine
- Sangiovese
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- Wine-food combination
- perfect for roasted or grilled red meats, game, venison. Excellent with mature cheese
About this wine
Description & facts
Produced now for more than a century, this is their most important red wine. In the Fattoria dei Barbi cellar, you can view a collection of thousands of bottles of Brunello dating back to the 1892 vintage.
- Producer
- Fattoria dei Barbi
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Wine Region
- District Montalcino
- Classification
- DOCG Brunello
- Vintage
- 2017
- Grape varieties wine
- Sangiovese
- % of grape varieties wine
- 100% Sangiovese
- Tasting note
- The wine has an intense red color and a bouquet of raspberries and spiciness. Spicy, hints of pink pepper, wild herbs, plum, blueberry and rhubarb. A well structured wine, long, juicy and savoury. Very persistent. The taste is powerful and full
- Wine-food combination
- perfect for roasted or grilled red meats, game, venison. Excellent with mature cheese
- Vinification
- After the manual picking of the grapes, the fermentation, with the skins, takes place for a period of 20 days in arge steel barrels. The further maturation of the Brunello takes place for a period of 30 months in large oak barrels of 500 and 700 liters. The Brunello then refines for a few months in large concrete barrels before being bottled. In the bottle, the wine refines for another 18 months in the cellars of the domain.
- Location Vineyard
- District Montalcino
- Soil
- Marl, Alberese limestone
- Closure
- Cork
- Bottle size
- 750 ml
- Serving temperature
- 18°
- Ageing potential
- 15 - 50 years
- Awards & ratings
- Wine SpectatorScore: 92 PointsWine EnthusiastScore: 91 PointsThe Wine AdvocateScore: 94 PointsJamesSuckling.comScore: 96 Points
