TOTAL PRODUCTION: 8-12,000 750 ml bottles, depending on vintage

FIRST VINTAGE: 1990

GRAPES: Il Palazzone Brunello di Montalcino DOCG is produced with 100% Sangiovese Grosso grapes from our own property in Montalcino.

VINEYARDS: The estate has three separate vineyards in quite different areas of Montalcino.

GROWTH SYSTEM: Balanced single spur cordon

YIELD PER HECTARE: Generally less than 5.000 kg. grapes, much lower than the maximum yield permitted for DOCG production.

HARVEST: Usually the first week of October. Often Le Due Porte, our highest elevation vineyard is picked 1-2 weeks after the Castelnuovo dell’Abate vineyards. The grapes are picked by hand using small crates.

VINIFICATION: Long maceration in contact with the marcs with frequent pumpovers. Maximum temperature 28 – 30° C. Fermentation in 50 HL wood casks. Traditional Basket Press.

AGING: Traditional aging times are respected. Il Palazzone Brunello often spends nearly four years in wood. Current DOCG regulations specify a minimum of only two years. We use large Slavonian oak barrels.

Aging in wood:
39 months in large Slavonian oak barrels in our aging room though the wine was in wood from fermentation onwards (October 2017).

Bottle aging:
The D.O.C.G. regulations governing the production of Brunello require a minimum of 4 months bottle aging before release.

Total production:
9.521 0.75 Liter bottles, 150 Magnums, 30 Double Magnums

Bottled:
June 14th 2021 in ecological, lightweight bottles

Specs:
Alcohol per volume%: 13.61
Total acidity%: 5,7
Dry extract: 29.8 g/l.