Donatella Cinelli Colombini Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2005

Alc Vol: 14%

Size: 75cl

Country: Italy

Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese

Vintage: 2005 Riserva

Brunello Riserva is one of the finest red wines in the world because of its extraordinary quality and because it is apt for a very long ageing. It can last ages.

Brunello does not become Riserva; it is born to be Riserva right from the beginning, right from the moment the grapes are chosen to make it.

It is the Montalcino terroir that is an authentic masterpiece.

Brunello di Montalcino Riserva by Donatella Cinelli Colombini is produced from Sangiovese grapes from Casato Prime Donne, a property of about 40 hectares with 17 of vineyard, situates on the northern slope of Montalcino. This is the cooler area of the Brunello territory where the ripening are slower and more regular thanks also to the soils that are not very fertile and that give wines characterized by high sensorial intensity and floral and fruit notes.

Brunello is produced only in great vintages when the climate creates small and lose clusters with small berries that are perfectly ripe.

Donatella Cinelli Colombini dreams of going back to the original style of Brunello, that that she discovered as a child in the wines made by her Grandfather Giovanni, one of the pioneers in the Montalcino denomination. Elegant wines, that are vertical, fresh and with a strong territorial imprint as well as the ability to be cellared for a long time. The project “original style” began in 2011 through a return to manual labour and old traditions, like the use of concrete tanks for fermentation.

Donatella is very connected to traditions and does not forget that Casato Prime Donne already belonged to her ancestors more than 400 years ago.

Bottles produced: from 5.000 to 10.000 depending on the vintage. Riserva is produced only in the best vintages

Awards: Each year it is produced the Brunello Riserva by Donatella Cinelli Colombini gets high ratings from the most important specialized international press. Among these are: Wine Enthusiast put it in 14th position of their TOP 100 in 2005.

COLOUR

Ruby red that in tie becomes garnet. Brilliant, sufficiently intense, in the glass the movement is slow thanks to the richness in noble components.

AROMA

Fine, complex, deep, with hints of ripe red berries and fruits, and of spices

TASTE

Very elegant, the tannic and acid structure seems perfectly balanced by the fruit and alcohol, it is fresh and vertical and its tannins are silky. There is a long persistence in the mouth.

Matching food:  Important meat dishes and aged cheeses.

SERVING TEMPERATURE

Alcohol content: 14,5-15% depending on the vintage.

Serving temperature: 19-20 °C  66-68°F m in transparent crystal balloon shaped glasses. It is advisable to open a couple of hours before serving or to use a decanter.