Il Marroneto Brunello di Montalcino
Wine Description
This first vintage of Il Marroneto was bottled in 1980. The vines are an average age of 35 years with ample vine spacing of 3400 per hectare. A nine-day native ferment in 50% stainless and 50% wood occurs with occasional punchdowns. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered after ageing 39 months in 2600-liter French cask, and further refining for six months in bottle.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Il Marroneto
Vineyard size
14 acres
Soil composition
Sand and Stony
Elevation:
1,300 feet
Vines/acre:
1,380
Exposure:
Northern
Year vineyard planted:
1975
Harvest time:
First ten days of October
First vintage of this wine:
1976
Bottles produced of this wine:
11,000
Winemaking & Aging
Varietal composition:
100% Sangiovese Grosso
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
9 days
Fermentation temperature:
89 °F
Maceration technique:
Punchdown
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
2600 liters
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
39 months
Age of Aging Container:
1976 - 2009
Length of bottle aging:
6 months
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.5
Acidity:
5.9 g/L
Alcohol:
14 %
Dry extract:
31.7 g/L
Residual sugar:
0.6 g/L