Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona CIACCI PICCOLOMINI D’ARAGONA Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Pianrosso 2016

Description

Brunello di Montalcino Riserva by Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona is produced only in exceptional vintages. The grapes come from the Pianrosso vineyard and requires 4 years of aging in Slavonian oak barrels of 7-30 hectoliters, followed by 12 months of aging in the bottle.

Wine of great character and complexity, it needs a few years to be fully appreciated. A bottle that is worth forgetting to forget in the cellar for special occasions

Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona is one of the most sought after producers in Montalcino. This ancient estate has 35 hectares of property in the prestigious area of ​​Castelnuovo dell’Abate, including the “Pianrosso” vineyard (which means “red field”, a reference to soils rich in iron) and the “Fonte” vineyard, which produces grapes for the Rosso di Montalcino.

The estate is a member of the European “Lotta Integrata” movement, which promotes the reduced use of chemicals and organic viticulture; in Ciacci fertilization is organic and pruning and harvesting are done by hand.

The management of the vineyards follows the guidelines of organic farming and the entire range of wines will be certified organic by 2020. Only products based on sulfur and copper and organic fertilizers are used (there is a cattle farm nearby for manure). The soil between the rows is worked and no herbicides are used. Minimum dosages of SO2