Ciacci Piccolomini Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Santa Caterina d'Oro 2015

Ciacci Piccolomini Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Santa Caterina d'Oro 2015

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Tuscany - Italy
Red still

How to serve

Serve at:

18 - 20°C.

Decanting time:

2 hours

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Glass:
Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines
Ciacci Piccolomini Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Santa Caterina d'Oro 2015
Ruby red verging towards garnet color. The bouquet is intense and complex: fruit-forward, spicy and ethereal, with hints of red berries and various spices. Warm, harmonic with pronounced and soft tannins. A full-bodied wine with a very long aftertaste. A Brunello that can be refined in the bottle for years and with a very long life.

Colour

Ruby red with garnet.

Bouquet

It is intense and complex: fruit-forward, spicy and ethereal, with hints of red berries and various spices.

Flavour

Warm, harmonic with pronounced and soft tannins. A full-bodied wine with a very long aftertaste.

Pairing

Excellent with jugged red meat, roasted meat and game. Very good with mature cheeses or enjoyable by itself as a meditation wine.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

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Features

Name Ciacci Piccolomini Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Santa Caterina d'Oro 2015
Type Red still
Classification DOCG Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
Year 2015
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 14.50% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Sangiovese
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Origin Montalcino (Siena).
Climate Altitude between 240 and 360 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Medium grain with good levels of marl, dating from the Eocene period.
Vinification In stainless steel and vitrified cement vats at a controlled temperature by means of cooling jackets and immersion plates
Ageing Roughly 4 years in 20-30 hl Slavonian oak barrels, followed by a 12 month period of bottle ageing.
Production year 10,000 bottles
Allergens Contains sulphites
Pairing Excellent with jugged red meat, roasted meat and game. Very good with mature cheeses or enjoyable by itself as a meditation wine.

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Vintage

James Suckling
100/100 
2015
Robert Parker
97/100 
2015
Vinous
92/100 
2015
Wine Spectator
97/100 
2015
xtraWine
97/100 
2015
Bibenda
 
5 bunches of grapes - An excellent wine 2016
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