Brunello di Montalcino 2017 - Fonterenza

Brunello di Montalcino - Fonterenza

Brunello di Fonterenza is a work of biodynamic craftsmanship born from the ancient clay, marl, and schist soils of Montalcino. The 2017 vintage, sculpted by intense heat and extreme drought, yielded a Sangiovese of extraordinary concentration and emotional depth. Vinified with spontaneous fermentations in oak and concrete vats, without any technological control, this Brunello is the portrait of a nature that resists and exalts itself. The nose is deep and sunny: black cherry preserved in alcohol, scorched Mediterranean scrub, and a bloody, mineral note that reveals its rocky origins. On the palate, it is powerful and enveloping, with noble tannins and a seemingly endless persistence. A "living" wine, unfiltered and imbued with the Tuscan soul, capable of transforming a difficult season into a sip of rare nobility and warmth.

Service

It is advisable to serve it at a temperature of 16/18 ° in tulip goblets. Wine to drink immediately but leave some ano in the cellar can give great emotions.

Pairing

Perfect for structured dishes such as Florentine steak, peppery stew, or a very mature Tuscan pecorino.

Cellar: Fonterenza

Fonterenza is Margherita and Francesca Padovani. "It is the home of our holidays as children. It is our love for these places and for this land. It is our respect for the environment. It is our choice to preserve it, cultivating it according to sustainable methods that are as" natural "as possible . This choice of naturalness translates more than in a taste into an attitude, aimed at best grasping the potential of a unique territory, trying to enhance the peculiarities of our vineyards through wine, today planted entirely with Sangiovese. " The vineyards are located in the south-east area of ​​Montalcino - in the locality of Poggio San Polino - at about 420 meters above sea level. The total vineyard area is 4.2 hectares. The first Sangiovese vineyard was planted in 1999 with registration in Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino (2ha), in 2002 another small plot of about half a hectare was planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, then overgrafted with Sangiovese. All the works carried out in the vineyard are carried out manually following the moon phases and the biodynamic calendar; vine diseases are combated through the use of wettable sulfur and copper sulphate, alternated with natural anti-oidic and anti-peronosporic agents assisted by the use of infusions, macerates or herbal teas from different plants, including yarrow, chamomile, horsetail nettle and willow.