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2019 L'Aietta, Brunello di Montalcino 'Alberelli', Tuscany, Italy
$425.00
L’Aietta has two different vineyard sites: L’Aietta and Castelnuovo. L’Aietta is terraced
with century old dry walls and the vines are trained with the Gobelet method. The soils
of the L’Aietta are sandy with westward exposure. Most of the vines were planted in
2004. The cellar at L’Aietta is very small, the smallest in Montalcino. There isn’t much in
the way of equipment or technology, just some tanks and barrels. The secret is just
having beautiful fruit and passion.
Francesco ferments the juice from his two vineyards separately using native yeasts in
steel tanks without temperature control and then ages in five or ten hectoliter Slavonian
oak casks. The wine experiences no fining or filtering. All the winemaking and farming
is done by Francesco by himself, possible due to his extremely small production.
Specs
- Country Italy
- Region Tuscany
- Appellation Montalcino
- Style Red Wine
- Producer L'Aietta
- Farming Practices Organic
- Grapes Sangiovese
- Food Pairings Red Sauce, Braised Things, Gamey Meats, Roast White Meats
- Characteristics Red Fruit, Dressed to Impress, Icon