Tenuta di Sesta
Brunello di Montalcino Costa di Monte 2019
| Denomination | DOCG Brunello di Montalcino |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese Grosso |
| Aging | 2.5 years-3 years in 20-30 Hl Solavonia oak casks. Bottle ageing: 15 months approx. |
Description
Still red Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, 14.5% ABV, produced by Tenuta di Sesta. 100% Sangiovese Grosso. 0.75L bottle, 2019 vintage. A Brunello that embodies the history and tradition of Montalcino, with an elegance and complexity that make it a wine of great value. Soft pressing of the bunches, maceration for approximately 25 days, alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in temperature-controlled steel vats. Aged for 2.5-3 years in 20-30 Hl Solavonia oak barrels. Bottle aging: approximately 15 months. Very intense, ample, fine, floral (hints of rose and violet), red fruit (cherry, blackberry). Ruby red with garnet reflections. Consistent, robust, soft, dry, fresh, velvety tannins, balanced and very intense, persistent and elegant.
Awards
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2019
5Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2019
2This guide is highly respected and offers the most comprehensive review of Italian wines. It has a long tradition and is based on blind tastings carried out by over 100 experts.
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2019
92/100
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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2019
93/100
Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.
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2019
4Italian Sommelier Association (AIS) guide
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1966
- Oenologist: Lorenzo Landi
- Bottles produced: 150.000
- Hectares: 35
As early as 714, the ‘Carta Aretina’ lists the Pieve di Sesta among the parishes of the diocese of Chiusi, a subject of dispute between the bishops of Arezzo and Siena in the following centuries. It is not known how long the activity of this Pieve lasted, but it is credible that it decayed fairly soon following the rise in the nearby Starcia Valley, around the end of the 8th century, of the Abbey of Sant'Antimo and its rapid expansion; certainly, the entire territory of Sesta also passed into the ownership of the Abbey at that time.
The Sesta Estate was formed following the expansion of the Republic of Siena and the decadence and subsequent suppression of the Abbey of Sant'Antimo in 1462 by Pope Pius II (the Sienese Enea Silvio Piccolomini). During the period of Sienese expansionism, Sesta became the possession of the noble Tolomei family, who had a chapel built here in honour of St Catherine of Siena.
In 1850, the property passed into the hands of the brothers Felice and Giovanni Ciacci of Castelnuovo dell'Abate. The first bottles of Brunello from the Tenuta di Sesta were produced in 1966, by Giuseppe Ciacci, father of the current owner Giovanni; at that time, there were only 12 bottlers, which is why the Tenuta di Sesta is considered one of the historical wineries in the Ilcinese area. Read more
| Name | Tenuta di Sesta Brunello di Montalcino Costa di Monte 2019 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Brunello di Montalcino DOCG |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese Grosso |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Tenuta di Sesta |
| Climate | Altitude: 350 m. a.s.l. Exposure: noon. |
| Cultivation system | Spurred cordon. |
| Plants per hectare | 5000 |
| Harvest | Manual, 1 0 October. |
| Wine making | Soft pressing of the grapes, maceration for approx. 25 days, alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in temperature-controlled steel vats. |
| Aging | 2.5 years-3 years in 20-30 Hl Solavonia oak casks. Bottle ageing: 15 months approx. |
| Total acidity | 5.8 gr/L |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |