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Brunello di Montalcino 2016 – Carpineto

Brunello di Montalcino 2016 - Carpineto - © Ph. Piero Pardini - The Wolf Post
Written by Piero Pardini

Wine: Brunello di Montalcino
Variety composition: 100% Sangiovese Grosso.
Alcoholic strength: 14% vol.
Vintage: 2016
Classification: D.O.C.G. (Denomination of Controlled and Guaranteed Origin)
Winemaking techniques:: medium duration red maceration, with fermentation temperature control.
Maturation: three years in large oak barrels of different capacities, then six months or more of refinement in the bottle, in rooms at a constant temperature.

Brunello di Montalcino 2016 - Carpineto

© Carpineto

Visual exam
Clarity: limpid
Color: ruby red
Consistency: consistent
Observations: with light garnet reflections.
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Olfactory examination
Intensity: intense
Complexity: complex
Quality: fine
Description: floral, fruity, spicy and toasted
Observations: the sample opens to the nose with floral hints of wildflowers, followed by a fruity scent reminiscent of blueberry, raspberry and cherry, delicate and persistent spiciness of vanilla and cinnamon, toasting crunchy almond and cigar box close.

Olfactory examination
Intensity: intense
Complexity: complex
Quality: fine
Description: floral, fruity, spicy and toasted
Observations: the sample opens to the nose with floral hints of wildflowers, followed by a fruity scent reminiscent of blueberry, raspberry and cherry, delicate and persistent spiciness of vanilla and cinnamon, toasting crunchy almond and cigar box close.

Taste – olfactory examination
Softness
Sugars: dry
Alcohols: warm
Polyalcohols: smooth
Hardness
Acids: fresh
Tannins: tannic
Minerality: moderately mineral
Structure: full-bodied
Balance: moderately balanced
Intensity: intense
Length: long
Quality: very good
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Final remarks
State of Evolution: mature
Harmony: harmonious

Rating:
4

Pairing: baked larded pheasant.

Carpineto S.r.l.
Dudda – 50022 Greve in Chianti (FI)
Phone +39 055 8549062
E-mail: info@carpineto.com
Website: www.carpineto.com

About the author

Piero Pardini

Founder and editor of "The Wolf Post Wine Magazine".
Freelance Journalist.
Wine critic and Sommelier.
He has also written about sports and technology for some specialized magazines.
Co-author of the authorized biography "Gianni Clerici - The writer, the poet the journalist", Le Lettere, Firenze.

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