ColleMassari Poggio Lombrone

Sangiovese & Sangiovese-Based Blends
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ColleMassari Poggio Lombrone

Sangiovese & Sangiovese-Based Blends

ColleMassari's Cru of Sangiovese from old vines.

ColleMassari is the most important and largest estate in the Montecucco appellation. The vineyards are located on the Montecucco hill, which gives the appellation its name. The vines on the Montecucco hill are the oldest Sangiovese vines of the DOCG.

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Wine Production

Harvesting is done manually and the spontaneous fermentation takes place in open truncated cone-shaped oak vats with frequent and gentle manual punching, allowing long macerations and only fully ripe tannins extraction. Malolactic fermentation in 40 hl. oak casks, where the aging continues for 30 months. 

Tasting Notes

Complex and deep, with earthy and mineral notes, ripe red fruits, and hints of orange peel. The result is a rich and full-body wine but never heavy in the texture, which has preserved freshness and pleasantness. It shows an elegant flavor with sweet tannins at the entrance and savory in the finish.

Food Pairing

It goes well with game, roast, braised and stewed red meats and medium-aged cheese.

ColleMassari's Cru of Sangiovese from old vines.

ColleMassari is the most important and largest estate in the Montecucco appellation. The vineyards are located on the Montecucco hill, which gives the appellation its name. The vines on the Montecucco hill are the oldest Sangiovese vines of the DOCG.

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Wine Production

Harvesting is done manually and the spontaneous fermentation takes place in open truncated cone-shaped oak vats with frequent and gentle manual punching, allowing long macerations and only fully ripe tannins extraction. Malolactic fermentation in 40 hl. oak casks, where the aging continues for 30 months. 

Tasting Notes

Complex and deep, with earthy and mineral notes, ripe red fruits, and hints of orange peel. The result is a rich and full-body wine but never heavy in the texture, which has preserved freshness and pleasantness. It shows an elegant flavor with sweet tannins at the entrance and savory in the finish.

Food Pairing

It goes well with game, roast, braised and stewed red meats and medium-aged cheese.

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“This has an attractive nose of dried flowers, brambleberries, grilled herbs, walnuts, orange zest and spice box. Medium-bodied, firm and structured with an array of savory herb and spice notes. Rich and flavorful finish.”
James Suckling
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“The 2017 Montecucco Sangiovese Riserva Poggio Lombrone is dark and rich in the glass, with sweet sage and hints of basil giving way to black cherries and savory spice. It’s silky and round on the palate, with depths of ripe, fleshy red and blue fruits that slowly saturate under an air of violent inner florals. Clove and dark chocolate linger as the 2017 finishes grippy and tannic, all while a bump of residual acidity keeps the mouth watering for more. This warm vintage interpretation of Poggio Lombrone has maintained lovely balance and is already showing quite well.”
Vinous
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“An intense red, this reveals flavors of cherry liqueur, plum, earth, eucalyptus and tobacco. A bit tannic in the balance, leaving a lightly astringent finish. Pair with tomato sauces or salume.”
Wine Spectator

Vineyard & Production Info

Vineyard size:
20 acres
Soil composition:
tufaceous clays and calcareous marl
Training method:
Cordon Spur-pruned
Elevation:
985 feet
Exposure:
Southwestern
Year vineyard planted:
1952
Harvest time:
September 15th-October 10th
First vintage of this wine:
2004
Bottles produced of this wine:
15,000
Average Vine Age:
65

Winemaking & Aging

Maceration length:
35
Varietal composition:
100% Sangiovese
Fermentation container:
Barrels
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
15 days days
Fermentation temperature:
77-86 °F
Maceration technique:
Punchdown
Malolactic fermentation:
Full
Fining agent:
no fining
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
40 hl
Type of oak:
Slavonian
Length of aging before bottling:
30 months
Length of bottle aging:
24 months
Total SO2:
80

Analytical Data

pH level:
3.51
Acidity:
5.11 g/L
Alcohol:
15 %
Dry extract:
31 g/L
Total SO2:
80
Residual sugar:
1.7 g/L