Pian delle Vigne Brunello di Montalcino Docg 2015

The 2015 vintage will be recalled as a great year at Montalcino. Winter and spring rainfall, ones capable of supplying excellent reserves of ground water to the soil, alternated with days of sunshine and breezes which assisted a rapid and homogeneous growth of the grape bunches during the months of May and June. A summer which was generally warm favored a regular development of the grapes. The north wind and a temperate climate during the month of September led to a high-level conclusion to the ripening process. Picking began on September 21st and terminated on October 7th.

The Pian delle Vigne estate covers a total area of 180 hectares, sixtyfive of which are planted with vineyards, which lie at 130-200 metres above sea level, with a clay-limestone soil rich in small stones. Only the best bunches of grapes were selected during a harvest that lasted from September 21st to October 7th.

Upon arrival in the cellar, the grapes were destemmed and given a soft pressing to then go into temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks where the alcoholic fermentation took place. Skin contact lasted approximately fifteen days at a temperature of 82 °Fahrenheit (28 °Centigrade). After the alcoholic fermentation, the wine went into oak casks with a capacity between 790 and 2100 gallons (from 30 to 80 hectoliters) where it began its ripening cycle. After more than two years of aging, Pian delle Vigne left these large casks for a lengthy period of aging in bottle.

the wine was then transferred to 30-80 hectolitre oak barrels where it matured for two years before bottling.