• Castelgiocondo Brunello Ripe al Convento Riserva 2014
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Castelgiocondo - Frescobaldi Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino

Castelgiocondo - Frescobaldi

Castelgiocondo Brunello Ripe al Convento Riserva 2014

Red still

  • Castelgiocondo Brunello Ripe al Convento Riserva 2014
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Castelgiocondo - Frescobaldi Tuscany Brunello di Montalcino
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Denomination Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Aging Slavonian oak casks and French oak barrels. Length of maturation: from harvest to January 1st of the following 6th year, after having spent a minimum of 2 years in wood, and 6 months in the bottle
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Description

The Ripe al Convento vineyard, lying at 350-450 metres’ elevation, yields a wine that is the fruit of painstaking quality selection, first in the vineyard and then on sorting tables in the cellar, where every berry is examined. This Brunello Riserva exhibits a remarkably distinctive personality and significant cellarability.

Awards

  • 2014

    94

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

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Profumo

Perfume

The nose is characterised by notes of blackberry that quickly leave in their place intense and pleasant sensations of ground hazelnuts, rhubarb, and Cuban cigar; then spicy notes emerge of black pepper, cardamom and walnut, followed by fresh notes of thyme, tea leaves and juniper. Hints of underbrush and iodine.

Colore

Color

Intense ruby-red with barely perceptible highlights that are almost garnet in tonality.

Gusto

Taste

Entry on the palate is imperious, characterised by a dense and elegant structure well supported by generous, full body. The finish is merkedly long and balanced.

Serve at:

18 - 20 °C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Decanting time:

2 hours

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

Stew, plates of slowly cooked meats and aged cheeses.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Producer
Castelgiocondo - Frescobaldi
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1300
  • Oenologist: Ermanno Morlacchetti
  • Bottles produced: 700.000
  • Hectares: 235
Dominated by the ancient tower and the small medieval village, southwest of Montalcino, Tenuta CastelGiocondo is located at an altitude of about 300 metres, an ideal terroir for producing Sangiovese.

The village of Castelgiocondo dominates from above the historic Frescobaldi estate in Montalcino, an ancient stronghold built in 1100 to defend the road from the sea to Siena. The property is one of the first four from which the production of Brunello di Montalcino began in 1800.

The historical importance of the estate is testified by the knight figure shown on Castelgiocondo wine labels, taken from a famous fresco by the Sienese painter Simone Martini. The artist painted Guidoriccio da Fogliano, commander of Siena's troops, who led the attack on the castle of Montemassi. A historical coincidence that saw the Frescobaldi family begin their centuries-long adventure in the world of wine at the same time as the knight's exploits. Read more
Production area: Tuscany
Tuscany
Castelgiocondo - Frescobaldi

Name Castelgiocondo Brunello Ripe al Convento Riserva 2014
Type Red still
Denomination Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Vintage 2014
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Castelgiocondo - Frescobaldi
Origin Ripe al Convento vineyard. Altitude: 350-450 metres above sea level.
Wine making Length of maceration on the skins: 30 days. Malolactic fermentation: Immediately following alcoholic fermentation
Aging Slavonian oak casks and French oak barrels. Length of maturation: from harvest to January 1st of the following 6th year, after having spent a minimum of 2 years in wood, and 6 months in the bottle
Year production 20000 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites