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Rosso di Montalcino Alberello - 2018 - Francesca et Margherita Padovani
Fonterenza
Complex nose, deep, with notes of cherry, tobacco leaves, undergrowth, subtle hint of vanilla… Palate: vividly fruity enhanced by elegant tannins, long velvety finish on stewed fruits notes.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Rosso di Montalcino
- Degree of alcohol
- 14 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2032
- rock’n’roll
100% Sangiovese from 20-year-old vines, conducted under the principles of biodynamics and planted on the plot of Alberello on the Estate, which refers to the gobelet pruning. 0.5 ha on ‘galestro’ soils (typical Tuscan shales). Manual harvesting mid-September. Natural vinification, complete destemming by hand, 20 days of maceration in open tanks of a capacity of 10hl, élevage in casks of 25hl and 30hl, made of wood and cement. Bottled without fining or filtration, just a microdose of sulphur.
Francesca et Margherita Padovani
Francesca and Margherita Padovani are the sisters at the head of Domaine Fonterenza, in Montalcino, Tuscany. An adventure that goes back to…1997! After moving from Milan, they took over the reins of the family farm, and along the way, decided to produce their wine according to the principles of organic farming. Clap of thunder in Montalcino, where we had not seen or drunk organic Sangiovese...
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