Wine Altesino, Brunello di Montalcino "Montosoli" DOCG, 1999
Tasting Notes
The wine has a deep ruby color that turns into garnet red with age.
Full and slightly tangy taste wine offers interesting shades of anisette, strawberries, cherries, cranberries, allspice, cloves. Mature tannins support the balance of fruit and acidity, with notes of vanilla, chocolate, licorice in a long finish.
The aroma of wine is made up of excellent purity notes of blackberries, cherries, plums, pure tones of lilac and violet flowers. The special depth of flavor give shades of mahogany, mushrooms and tobacco.
The wine goes well with roast red meats, noble game and is an excellent wine for meditation.
Interesting Facts
Montosoli - a vineyard located in the north-east of Montalcino at an altitude of 350-400 meters above sea level. The harvest from this crew was first used for the creation of wine Brunello di Montalcino "Montesoli" in 1975. The composition of the soil, a unique location and special microclimate contribute to the maturation of the magnificent grapes, which is then born sophisticated, elegant wines. Brunello di Montalcino "Montosoli" - one of the most popular wines of Altezino. Sangiovese fermented in the traditional way, with a 10-day maceration, then aged in barrels made of Slavonian oak for at least 2 years, ¾ months in French oak barriques from Allier medium degree of roasting 4 months in bottles. The potential of this wine storage is difficult to determine, since not everyone will have the patience to wait more than 20 or 30 years to find out how much would be perfect over the years, and without that impeccable taste. Vintage 1999 version of "Wine Spectator" among outstanding.
Producer's description
At the heart of southern Tuscany, not far from heavy traffic and major industrial areas are lovely land untouched by civilization Montalcino. This exceptional primeval landscape in 2004 included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is located possession winery Altesino. Since its inception, the reputation of the winery innovator. It was here the first time in 1979. The technique was used Exposure in small oak barrels, very limited in time to save the individual style of each wine. As a result, the wine companies have different unique bright fruitiness, soft tannins and excellent balance, and notes of wood took place just a decoration. Owns 44 hectares of vineyards, the company Altezino in 1975 was the first to divide them into separate crew: "Altesino", "Macina", "Castelnuovo dell'Abate", "Pianezzine" and "Montosoli". Each vineyard gave the crop for only one type of wine, and brought this innovation will soon Altezino the leaders in the production of Brunello. The absolute measure of success is that the wine Altezino steel reserve and redeem in advance, without waiting for the time to market. In 2002 it was bought Altezino Nyudi Angelini family, owners of the nearby winery Tenuta Kapartso but chief winemaker Claudio bustle did not leave Altezino, having shown the commitment of the House, which he brought to the world leaders.
