Description
Traditionally born from the downgrading of the Brunello vintage, with characteristics quite similar to Brunello, but different in complexity. It is a small, young Brunello, in which the freshness and fruit aromas stand out more than ever.
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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1974
- Oenologist: Alessandro Mori
- Bottles produced: 36.139
- Hectares: 5
So 'playing with wine' becomes more than a game: it is a deep passion, a thread that guides Alessandro's choices. He decided, in the 1990s, to expand the wine cellar of Il Marroneto, realising an idea that eschews logic dictated by aesthetics tout-court but is firmly bound to those principles, in reality very simple and immediate, that the 'good practice' of making wine imposes. Read more
| Name | Il Marroneto Rosso di Montalcino Ignaccio 2019 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Rosso di Montalcino DOC |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Il Marroneto |
| Origin | Montalcino (SI) |
| Climate | Altitude: 400 m. a.s.l. |
| Soil composition | Sea sand mixed with various minerals |
| Cultivation system | Spurred Cordon |
| Fermentation | 20-22 days. |
| Wine making | In steel vats with continuous pumping over for the first 2 days. Temperature rises in 5-6 hours to 33-34 °C. Fermentation lasts about 20-22 days. |
| Aging | In 25 quintal oak casks for 8 months and refined in the bottle for a further 6 months. |
| Year production | 6800 bottles |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

