ColleMassari Montecucco Rosso Riserva

Montecucco Rosso Riserva bottle image

Wine Description

ColleMassari is the most important and largest estate of the Montecucco appellation in central Tuscany. The vineyards are located on the Montecucco hill that gives name to the appellation. The vines on the Montecucco hill are the oldest Sangiovese vines of the DOCG.

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Acclaim
“The 2019 Montecucco Rosso Riserva is dark and brooding in the glass, with suggestions of rosemary and sage, chalk dust and autumunal spice giving way to red currants. This washes across the palate. Elegant and refined, with sleek red and black fruits carried across a core of vibrant acidity. It leaves a coating of fine tannins to linger along with a licorice tinge, as hints of sweet sage and violent inner florals fade. This is a radiant and seductive vintage for the Rosso Riserva, a blend of 80% Sangiovese, 10% Ciliegiolo and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon.” — Vinous, Mar 2024
“The nose is a savory mix of sour and black cherries, fennel, pepper and graphite. On the palate, blackberries join the black cherries, while the slight dustiness of fennel seed provides balance. Tannins are taut, the acidity is bouncy, and the finish is full of heat.”
— Wine Enthusiast, Nov 2023
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Vineyard & Production Info
Training method
Cordon Spur-pruned
Elevation:
985 feet
Exposure:
Various
Year vineyard planted:
1970-2005
Harvest time:
September 5th - October 5th
First vintage of this wine:
2000
Bottles produced of this wine:
150,000
Average Vine Age:
30
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Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
25
Varietal composition:
80% Sangiovese, 10% Ciliegiolo, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
10 days
Fermentation temperature:
82 °F
Maceration technique:
Punchdown and Aeration
Malolactic fermentation:
Full
Fining agent:
no fining
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
40 hl/500 hl
Type of oak:
Slavonian & French
Length of aging before bottling:
18 months
Age of Aging Container:
One year - Three years
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
Total SO2
63
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.65
Acidity:
4.82 g/L
Alcohol:
14.5 %
Dry extract:
29.6 g/L
Total SO2
63
Residual sugar:
0.5 g/L
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Wine Production

Vinification in stainless steel vats and in small wood vats with spontaneous fermentation and long macerations of 3-4 weeks.  Ages for 18 months in vats and tonneaux. The winemaking results in complex and deep flavor, with a voluptuous texture.

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About the Vineyard

Montecucco is located between Montalcino, and Scansano, and benefits from microclimates similar to both of those regions. The Castello ColleMassari winery is located in Cinigiano in the foothills of Monte Amiata, about 1050ft above sea level.