Wine Casanova di Neri, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, 2012
- Wine:
- Region:
- Producer:
- Strength
- Volume:
- Grape varieties:
Vintages and volumes
Tasting Notes
Wine rich ruby-red color.
Impressively rich and elegant wine with excellent multi-layer structure and velvety tannins. Taste reveals tones of ripe fruit, spices, tobacco, licorice, spices herbs nuances of wildflowers, sage and resin. The finish is moderately long.
Bright aroma of the wine is woven from the notes of red cherry, licorice, dried herbs, ripe blueberries and shades of orange peel.
The wine goes well with grilled red meats, game and mature cheeses flavored.
Interesting Facts
Brunello di Montalcino is born in the vineyards and Poderuchcho Fiesole, which are located in the eastern part of Montalcino, at an altitude ranging between 350 to 480 meters above sea level, in the vicinity of the winery and cellars. The main characteristics of this wine can be called elegance, finesse and longevity. Experts note is also very big "fruit" of the wine taste and splendor. Sangiovese grapes are harvested in late September, fermentation and maceration took place for 18 days. Wine matures in large - from 40 to 86 hectoliters - old Slavonian oak barrels around 42-45 months. Just a year issued about 6250 boxes of this wine. Wine storage capacity is at least 15 years.
Winery "Casanova di Neri" was founded in 1971 when Giovanni Neri bought a large estate in Montalcino, in an area famous for excellent conditions for growing grapes and creating great wines. The estate belonged to 35 hectares of vineyards. Gradually Giovanni Neri join him and other lands, so today the winery has a total of about 60 hectares, which are divided into four vineyard: "Petradoniche", which is located in Castelnuovo del Abate, "Le Cetin" in Sant'Angelo in Colle, "Cherretalto" and "Fiesole" to the east, near the farm, in front of Montalcino. Which lie on different slopes of Montalcino vineyards are influenced by the radical differences in the soil, microclimate, environment, flora. Each wine "Casanova di Neri" reflects these differences and has an individual character and a consistently high quality. The total area of the estate "Casanova di Neri" is 350 hectares of vineyards are planted in addition to olive groves.
