San Filippo Le Lucere Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2017 Red Wine

San Filippo Le Lucere Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2017 Red Wine

Tuscany, Italy

96 pts. James Suckling:

"Black cherry and berry aromas with some flowers, such as lavender, follow through to a full body with firm, racy tannins and a long, flavorful finish. The quality of the tannins is fantastic in this 2017. Drink after 2023."

FROM THE WINERY

The colour is ruby red with reflexes verging on garnet. The perfume is intense, fine and elegant, with notes of cherries preserved in alcohol, enriched with spices redolent of cinnamon and cloves. On the palate it explodes in all its fineness and elegance thanks to the dense and silky tannins. Excellent body that renders the flavour harmonious and persistent. Excellent nose-mouth correspondence.

DATA SHEET

Altitude: 270/310 metres a.s.l.
Type of soil: of Eocene origin, clayey, calcareous with shale and fossil fragments
Exposure: east and north
Planting density: from around 4.650 to 4.800 plants/hectare
Training system: unilateral cordon spur
Grape variety: Sangiovese Grosso
Rootstock: 420 A, 110 R and 775 P
Harvesting period: first ten days of October
Grape yield per hectare: 6 tons per hectare
Vinification: fermentation in stainless steel at controlled temperature
Maceration: cold pre-maceration 2 days at 10°C - 10/12 days at 26/28°C
Malolactic fermentation: in vats of cement and stainless steel
Ageing: 24/28 months in barrels and barriques
Refinement in the bottle: 10 months
Bottles produced: 15,000
Alcol: 14.5%