Description
Brunello from San Polo has a lengthy ageing potential and can further improve with extended bottle ageing. This is due both to the characteristics of the soils on which the grapes are grown - the calcareous content provides ideal conditions for Sangiovese - and the position of the vineyards on the beautiful hills at San Polo.
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Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

- Start up year: 1990
- Oenologist: Riccardo Fratton
- Bottles produced: 160.000
- Hectares: 16
Our goal was to transform the San Polo Estate into a premium quality winery. The year 2007 marked the beginning of a new era for San Polo: a prestigious, historic appellation was accompanied by an entrepreneurial approach and openness to multiple business opportunities. Subsequently, the importance of an eco-friendly approach was understood and developed, leading to a steadfast commitment to sustainability, which is now the hallmark of the Estate and pervades and informs all its practices and operations.
San Polo is situated in Podernovi, on the southern slope of Montalcino. The valley is called Sant’ Antimo and there too, almost at touching distance, stands Mount Amiata. The locals call this area a ‘Mezzopane’, meaning that to admire the beautiful view is to ‘take one’s fill’, like food for the soul. The windows, knolls and vantage points of the Estate’s two farmhouses look out over the breath-taking Tuscan landscape of the Old Masters. And finally, San Polo’s modern and innovative wine-making cellar, so cutting-edge as to have become synonymous with the Company itself.
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Name | San Polo Brunello di Montalcino 2018 |
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Type | Red organic still |
Denomination | Brunello di Montalcino DOCG |
Vintage | 2018 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.0% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Vendor | San Polo Azienda Agricola (Allegrini) |
Origin | Località Podernovi - Montalcino (SI) |
Climate | Altitude: 450 m. a.s.l. Exposure: South, South-West. |
Soil composition | Rich in calcium and clay. |
Cultivation system | Spurred cordon |
Plants per hectare | 4000-7000 |
Yield per hectare | 34 hl |
Harvest | Grapes are hand harvested in small 17 kg crates towards the end of September. After careful selection of the berries, soft crushing of the grapes. |
Fermentation temperature | 28-30 °C (82-86 °F) |
Fermentation | 20-22 days. |
Wine making | Fermentation: In concrete tanks. Malolactic fermentation: in 500 litres tonneaux. |
Aging | 24 months in medium toasted 500-litre tonneaux, some new and some second use. This is followed by an ageing of a least 6 months in bottle before it is released onto the market. |
Total acidity | 6.1 gr/L |
PH | 3.49 |
Residual sugar | 0.5 gr/L |
Dry extract | 31.4 gr/L |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |