2009 - Brunello

APPELLATION: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
GRAPES: 100% Sangiovese
SOIL: Marl, ancient clay with high-level of limestone
ALTITUDE: From 280 to 310 meters a.s.l.
VINEYARDS: From 60 to 12 years old
TRAINING SYSTEM: Spurred Cordon, organic farming, small quantity of grape per hectare
VINTAGE: Average cold and dry winter. Spring with good rainfall and below average temperatures. Rainy and hot June and very hot summer. Constant grapes maturation thanks to water reserves and a mild September. The vintage was excellent in every aspect.
HARVEST: End of September
VINIFICATION: Spontaneous fermentation for about 2 weeks in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature. Maceration to extract color and mostly the strong aromatic profile. Malolactic fermentation in concrete tanks.
AGING: Aging of about 30 months in Slavonian oak barrels of different capacity (10/15/30/50 Hl). Bottling in April/May following the most propitious moon phases. Long aging in bottle
ALCOHOL: 14,16% in vol.
TASTING NOTES: The wine holds the power and style of the fantastic 2015 vintage. On the nose, very evident notes of plum and morello cherry typical of Brunello, but also a light spiciness, with well-integrated boisé. On the palate, it expresses a great vivacity and energy. Well integrated tannins

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Argiano practices an organic and sustainable method of agriculture. It believes in the balance of biodiversity and strives to attain it, through techniques aiming to soil fertility, implementing with natural products like weeds, chestnut tannins, propolis and zeolite. Even natural insecticides are banned; instead, techniques like sexual confusion and the release of adversarial insects are employed. The “bee” project which consists in placing hives next to the vineyards is joins the ones related to the usage of Mycorrhizae and the Microzonation study. The latter in particular, comprising the discovery of different microzones within single vineyard plots, enables to target and focus our approaches.

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