Corte dei Venti - Brunello di Montalcino 2018 (750ml)

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Producer	Corte dei Venti
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Varietal	Sangiovese
Vintage	2018
Sku	83085
Size	750ml

Corte dei Venti in Montalcino

The winery is literally named after it’s micro environment. Corte dei Venti means “Court of the Winds.” That’s because this wind, which is a key environmental factor, blows across their vineyards 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The winds transport rich minerals from the Mediterranean Sea to the soils. The winds also prevent disease from spreading to the vines. So they keep the vineyards healthy.

Clara di Monaci is the inheritor of her family’s estate winery in Montalcino, established in 1943.

Their Brunello di Montalcino Riserva called “Donna Elena,” is named after Clara’s daughter who will be the future owner of the estate. It’s only produced for the best vintages at around 1,000 bottles. It’s a real treat.

The vineyards are located on slopes between 100 and 300 meters above sea level and face the south-east side which gets more sunshine in Montalcino than just about anywhere else in the area.

Monte Amiata is a tall mountain over 1700 meters above sea level. And it protects the vineyards from extreme hailstorms that could potentially destroy them.

We hear all the time about the natural disasters that destroy the vineyards in places like Napa Valley. That simply doesn’t happen in Montalcino.

The vineyards also lay on steep hilly terrain, rich in ferrous limestone clay, and well endowed with minerals. This soil composition is what gives it a bright red color.

The vineyards are rich in ferrous limestone clay which produces Brunello grapes that make the wine big, powerful, perfumed, complex, and deeply concentrated. Everything that wine lovers are looking for in a Brunello.

Corte dei Venti Description

This Brunello di Montalcino is bombastic and bold, with a refined rawness that speaks of its low-to-zero intervention in the cellar. The wine is big, bold, complex, with the classic Sangiovese cherry notes, spices, minerality, and even a touch of tobacco. This is THE Brunello that everyone expects and actually gets.

This artisanal Brunello di Montalcino comes from low-yielding vines for enhanced quality. The wine is aged 36 to 48 months in large Slovenian oak casks of 25 Hl. Followed by at least 4 months of bottle resting until release. 10,500 bottles handcrafted.

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