Castello Romitorio
Brunello di Montalcino Filo di Seta 2018
Other years:
2021| Denomination | DOCG Brunello di Montalcino |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Area | Tuscany (Italy) |
| Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese |
| Aging | 30 months in French oak barrels and a further 12 months in bottle |
| Other years | 2021 |
- Name and vintage: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2018, still red wine from Tuscany
- Grapes: 100% Sangiovese from vineyards located west of Montalcino at an altitude of 350 metres
- Aromas: notes of black cherry, raspberry, aromatic herbs, spices and light saline nuances
- Ageing: matured for 30 months in French oak followed by 12 months in bottle
- Serving and pairings: decant for 1 hour; serve at 18-20°C with pici with ragù and game meat
Description
What kind of wine it is
Brunello di Montalcino Filo di Seta from Castello Romitorio is a refined Tuscan red wine made from Sangiovese grapes. To the eye, it displays a ruby red colour enriched with elegant garnet highlights. The bouquet weaves together aromas of black cherry and raspberry with floral hints, notes of medicinal herbs, and subtle saline nuances. On the palate, it is dynamic and structured, driven by exquisitely fine and velvety tannins that provide a long-lasting finish. It is the perfect pairing for game dishes, classic pici with ragù, and mature cheeses.
Where it comes from
The grapes are sourced from vineyards located to the west of Montalcino, at an altitude of around three hundred and fifty metres. The Castello Romitorio estates are set in an unspoilt landscape, surrounded by dense woods and Mediterranean scrub. The area benefits from a particularly cool climate and a marked temperature range, both essential for ensuring a pronounced aromatic tension in the wine. The name of the wine pays tribute to the small stream that borders the vineyards, plots where a meticulous selection of the best bunches takes place.
How it is produced
Vinification begins with a brief cold maceration to enhance the purity of the primary aromas. Fermentation continues for three weeks in contact with the skins, ensuring a balanced extraction of colour and structure. Ageing proceeds for thirty months in French oak barrels, where the wine acquires deep harmony. A further twelve months of bottle ageing completes the production process, guaranteeing remarkable complexity and excellent ageing potential.
History and Curiosities
Born in the cool microclimate west of Montalcino, Brunello Filo di Seta owes its name to the stream that borders the prestigious vineyards of Castello Romitorio. This evocative medieval estate, revived in 1984 thanks to the creativity of the artist Sandro Chia, owes its excellence to the expertise of the oenologist Carlo Ferrini. The exceptional 2018 vintage, awarded the Tre Bicchieri by Gambero Rosso, blends artistic inspiration with a refined gustatory complexity, captivating enthusiasts in search of structured wines of the highest quality.
Awards
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2018
4Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.
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2018
3This 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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2018
3One of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy.
Tasting notes
Perfume
Color
Taste
Serve at:
18 - 20 °C
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
- Start up year: 1984
- Oenologist: Carlo Ferrini
- Bottles produced: 150.000
- Hectares: 28
Castello Romitorio a massive twelfth-century hilltop fortress in Montalcino, now produces exquisite Tuscan wines, grappa and olive oil in the best traditions of the region. After acquiring the estate in 1984, artist Sandro Chia spent the next several years restoring Castello Romitorio and transforming it lands into vineyards, constructing a cellar on the castle’s ground floor with the most advanced equipment on the market, and enlisting the expertise of one of country’s leading oenologists.
The Castello Romitorio winery currently comprises three properties of which the flagship is the 187-hectare estate in Montalcino surrounding the actual castle. Ten hectares of this land are devoted to vineyards, and this property is the center of our operations. The second estate, called "Poggio di Sopra," occupies a hillside not far from Monte Amiata. This land is also located in Montalcino, within the denomination of Sant’Antimo and it contains eight hectares of vineyards. The recently acquired estate "Giaccio Forte," in the area of Scansano, rests atop a steep hill looking out over the valleys and the Tyrrhenian Sea, and contains eleven hectares of vineyards.
Sandro Chia’s first wine, "Romito del Romitorio" was bottled in 1984 and proved exceptional from the start, thanks largely to the Chia’s. In twenty years of winemaking, the Chia family’s winemaking philosophy has evolved into a strict adherence to the pursuit of excellence at any cost and an absolute belief in quality over quantity. This philosophy has led the family to embrace only the great D.O.C.G.’s and D.O.C.’s of our estates, abandoning "large-distribution" wines such as the Chianti Colli Senesi, Brio, and Donna di Rango. With the harvest of 2006, Castello Romitorio has baptized its new cantina, a 3000 square meter space located partially below ground on the flank of the castle. A reflection of the Chia family’s philosophy and interests, the cantina brings together fine wine and fine art in a unique setting, with monolithic sculptures standing beside the barrels and barriques from which Romitorio’s future wines will flow. Sandro Chia sees the key to the greatness of these wines in the irresistible impulse toward artistic perfection: "I make wine with the same passion with which I paint—it is devotion, a sacrifice, that ultimately brings the greatest reward." Read more
| Name | Castello Romitorio Brunello di Montalcino Filo di Seta 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red still |
| Denomination | Brunello di Montalcino DOCG |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Vendor | Castello Romitorio |
| Story | History and Curiosities Born in the cool microclimate west of Montalcino, Brunello Filo di Seta owes its name to the stream that borders the prestigious vineyards of Castello Romitorio. This evocative medieval estate, revived in 1984 thanks to the creativity of the artist Sandro Chia, owes its excellence to the expertise of the oenologist Carlo Ferrini. The exceptional 2018 vintage, awarded the Tre Bicchieri by Gambero Rosso, blends artistic inspiration with a refined gustatory complexity, captivating enthusiasts in search of structured wines of the highest quality. |
| Origin | West of Montalcino (Siena) |
| Climate | Particularly cool climate with significant diurnal temperature variation |
| Fermentation | Three weeks |
| Production technique | Short cold maceration followed by fermentation with three weeks of maceration on the skins |
| Wine making | Short cold maceration followed by fermentation with three weeks of maceration on the skins |
| Aging | 30 months in French oak barrels and a further 12 months in bottle |
| Year production | 150000 bottles |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |