Martoccia di Brunelli, Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG, Riserva, 2016

Description

The Martoccia history starts from far away. We have some news about Martoccia as farm and land in 1300. Here is what can be read in the parchment papers of the Convent of Sant'Agostino, in which the vineyards of Martoccia are the subject of notarial acts and trade.

Ours is a land rich in farming tradition where sharecropping families lived and worked in the countryside around Montalcino. Mauro Brunelli and Anna Savini, owners of the Brunelli Estate, both come from farming families who have always lived in Montalcino. Their families abandoned the cultivation of land at the end of the Sixties to dedicate themselves to other activities, as many locals did. In 1964, the Brunelli family moved to Martoccia a small farm of about three hectares.

Currently, the Brunelli Estate covers 25 hectares of land. 10 hectars are vineyards, part as Brunello di Montalcino D.O.C.G. Other 4 Ha are part of the property in the Montecucco area. The rest is olives groves and woodland.

Tasting Notes

Deep ruby red, tending to garnet. Complex and intense aroma  of cherry, raspberry, licorice and balsam notes. Full bodied, with balanced tannins and nice acidity with a long aftertaste of ripe fruit and spices.

Serving Suggestions

Ideal with long seasoned cheeses, red meat both grilled and stewed, game, wild boar, spicy  dish of beef and pork. Enjoy it alone  as meditation wine. Serve at 18°/20°C

Rating

Wine Enthusiast 95, Neal Martin 93, James Suckling 92, Vivino 4.3