Cortonesi La Mannella Rosso Di Montalcino 2019

Wine Type:
Style of Wine:	Earthy & Spicy
Country of Origin:	Italy
Wine Region:	Tuscany
Appellation:	Montalcino
Grape Varietal:	Sangiovese
Bottle Format:	750mL
Case Size:	12 bottles
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Tasting Notes

Lovely aromatics, sexy and spicy, plenty of spice cupboard, herbs and flowers. Smell the argileux and the small rocks littering the vineyards. Tells a story of place so succinctly and what's coming over the next few years. Sweet acids balance and foil drying tannins for classically trained and executed Rosso. Drink 2020-2024. Tasted February 2019 by Michael Godel.

The "La Mannella" farm, owned by the Cortonesi family, covers a surface of 56 hectars, 8 of which especially devoted to the production of "Brunello di Montalcino", 2 to olive trees, and the remaining ones occupied by pasture and forest. Its wine-making activity started at the beginning of the seventies, and its wineyeards are placed in one of the most valuable areas of the region, both north and south-east from Montalcino. It is a young company, in fact their first bottled vintage is from 1990. It is strictly a family business. And works according to the tradition, employing also modern technologies, that help enhancing the quality of the products made. The favourable location of its wineyards, and the rocky soil where they are planted, all contribute to the making of a deep and elegant Brunello, suited also for a long ageing. Alongisde the Brunello, the firm sells Rosso di Montalcino and Grappa di Brunello, made from distilling the fermented pomace. The Farm has also two apartments, in the "Poggiarelli" area, available for lodging purposes.

Critical Praise

91 points Wine Align