Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2016 Mastrojanni

Son of a vintage that experienced a short summer and a sunny and dry September, prodigal of considerable temperature variations, Mastrojanni's Brunello di Montalcino is a confirmation of what is a great cellar, for decades capable of punctually give high quality wines. It rests for 36 months in Allier oak barrels, to tell the sip a story made of noble tannins, powerful structure and great acid finesse. It is not just any Brunello, capable of wonderfully enhancing the terroir from which it comes, and also capable of making us remember what excellence the lands of China hide.

• Process: Produced entirely from Sangiovese grapes, harvested by hand once they have reached full maturity. Following fermentation, the wine ages for 36 months in Allier oak barrels and for at least 6 months in glass before being placed on the market.
• Characteristics: In the glass it it has a brilliant ruby red color with purplish reflections. The nose is intense and classic, with fragrant hints of sour cherry and black cherry. In the mouth it is intense and tannic, with a nice sapidity.
• Pairings: This wine goes wonderfully with game and lamb-based dishes, but also red meat cooked on the grill and aged cheeses

SIZE / WEIGHT: Bottles of 0,75 l

ORIGIN: Tuscany.

GRAPES: 100% Sangiovese.

ALCOHOL: 15% vol.

SERVING TEMPERATURE: Temperature between 12/18°C.

STORAGE METHOD: in a cool place away from sunlight.

SPECIFIC NOTES: Contains sulphites.

PRODUCER: Poderi Loreto e S an Pio - Castelnuovo dell'Abate Montalcino (Siena).

Cantine Mastrojanni

Since 1975, Mastrojanni has written history with his wines, collecting awards all over the world. And in those years, very few began a winemaking adventure in Montalcino. Today, thanks to an exceptional terroir and to men who have believed in it for decades, Mastrojanni is one of the most respected Brunello di Montalcino companies by connoisseurs. These places have been sparsely populated and little cultivated throughout the history of humanity: the earth is therefore virgin, clean, free of any pollutant that, at the hands of man, could have defaced it. In this land, in 1975, the lawyer Gabriele Mastrojanni bought the San Pio and Loreto farms and decided to plant the first vineyards which still partly produce our wines today. Others, before him, starting with the pioneer Biondi-Santi, had had the same experience and the area had clearly answered that the best vine for these lands is Sangiovese Grosso. Mastrojanni, wanting to make a great Brunello, planted almost exclusively Sangiovese. In those same years Maurizio Castelli, still our oenologist today, became the company's reference consultant. The Mastrojanni family, who lived in Rome and came to Montalcino occasionally, decided to put their trust in Andrea Machetti who offered to follow the evolution of the company full-time. Andrea started in 1992 and his passionate work allowed Mastrojanni to grow abroad and in production, perhaps beyond the initial dream of being a lawyer. Today a point of reference for the company and the Illy group. Andrea Machetti in 1992 took over the reins of the company to transform it into one of the most respected producers of Montalcino. Of few words, he now knows deeply every vine in the company, Andrea is always there, following every single detail and knows that this is the only way to make a great wine: to be at his service. Maurizio Castelli, world-renowned oenologist for his great wines, is like Andrea and like all of us an "anti-interventionist": he tries to let the wine make its own evolution, dictated by his nature. But it is clear that a winemaker is like a doctor, and he must understand when there is a problem and know how to cure it. His trick, like that of the best doctors, is "prevention". That is, working in advance, through careful and continuous presence in the company and systematic checks to preserve the wine. Thanks to the approach given by Andrea and Maurizio, Mastrojanni's wines continue to be an excellence of the Montalcino area