BRUNELLO RISERVA 2019 ORGANIC CASATO PRIME DONNE

BRUNELLO RISERVA 2019 ORGANIC CASATO PRIME DONNE

THE 2019 VINTAGE SEEMS BORN TO CHALLENGE TIME AND TO BECOME BRUNELLO RISERVA. GRAPES SO PERFECT THAT NEEDED ONLY PATIENCE

There are vintages that seem born to produce wines capable of defying time and 2019 is one of them.

These are the harvests in which the grapes arrive in the cellar so perfect that they don’t need anything, just attention and patience.

Brunello 2019 is celebrated by critics and consumers as one of the best vintages of the last 20 years and in the Riserva version it finds its most enthusing expression for the silky harmony that hides a powerful structure.

Contrary to what usually happens in the best harvests, 2019 was abundant. A circumstance that also occurred in the legendary 2010 vintage and reveals how global warming has changed the internal balance of plants. In both of these vintages the vines were still in vegetation at the time of the harvest. This is also a rare but very favourable feature.

BRUNELLO 2019 RISERVA IN THE VINEYARDS AND IN THE CELLAR

Mild and arid winter, very rainy spring which delayed budding and then disturbed flowering, resulting in the open

and small nature of the bunches. The summer was hot but not very hot and interrupted by some storms. Disturbances that continued into September when the nights became very cold.

The 2019 Sangiovese had small grapes with particularly thick skins that made it resemble Cabernet. For this reason, the must immediately took on a very rich colour and aroma. An abundance of polyphenols that was allowed to evolve with very long macerations for which the racking was delayed by a week -10 days.

 

CASATO PRIME DONNE

Casato Prime Donne, the estate where this Brunello was born, is located on the north-eastern side of Montalcino, the coolest part of the area and that has cold soils rich in clay.

40 hectares of total surface area of ​​which 18 are planted with vineyards with the Sangiovese variety. The entire estate is certified organic.

Casato Prime Donne belonged Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s ancestors as early as 1592. In the past it was used as a house for hunting and honeymoons. In more recent times it has always had female owners: it belonged to the grandmother and then to Donatella’s mother and in the future, it will belong to her daughter Violante. The winery is also a symbol of female wine because the cellar is the first in Italy with a staff of only women.

 

DESCRIPTIVE SHEET OF BRUNELLO 2019 RISERVA

VINEYARD: Montalcino, Casato Prime Donne

CLIMATE: mild and arid winter. Very rainy spring which caused a delay in the vegetative cycle and disturbed flowering. The small size of the 2019 bunches depended on this circumstance. In summer the rain and sun were alternated and the heat was moderate. Sunny September with cold nights and two disturbances on September 22-23^rd and October 2^nd

GRAPE VARIETY: 100% ORGANIC Sangiovese

HARVEST: October 3^rd, the grapes were harvested by hand, the bunches were selected in the vineyard and the grapes in the cellar on the sorting table

VINIFICATION: in truncated-cone shaped cement vats with open cap, puncher and automatic temperature control. Fermentation temperatures remained spontaneously low. The macerations in contact with the skins were longer than usual and this delayed the racking by 10 days.

AGEING IN BARREL: in 15-20 hl barrels and 5-7 hl French oak tonneaux produced by small artisan workshops with wood seasoned for over two years.

QUANITY PRODUCED: 10,000 bottles

ORGANOLEPTIC DESCRIPTION OF BRUNELLO 2019 RISERVA

COLOUR: bright ruby ​​red

AROMA: Fine, intense, rich in hints of small red fruits, tobacco, black pepper and exotic spices

TASTE: the powerful structure is surrounded by a velvety and satisfying effect and a pleasant freshness. The finish is long and tasty

BRUNELLO 2019 RISERVA AT THE TABLE

FOOD PAIRING: important meat dishes and mature cheeses. Requires foods with an intense flavour and low fat

TABLE SERVICE: Room temperature (16-18 °C). White crystal glasses with large bowl. Uncork a few hours before serving and decant.

CELLARING: 30 years and over. Keep the bottles lying down, in a dark and cold place. Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s winery replaces the corks, certifying the operation 20 years after the year of bottling.