Three Gold Stars to CARPINETO's Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2015

"The coveted three stars, the highest recognition of the Veronelli Guide, fill us with joy and satisfaction. The year 2015 is a spectacular vintage 360 degrees, featured wines of great potential due to the high concentration of noble components. In 2015 Brunello perceives the excellent polyphenolic structure that generates a wine of great longevity and territorial typicality. Wine Spectator also gave us the 95 points defining it as velvety and elegant, it is perceived cherry, plum, tobacco, ferrous and earthy notes. Vibrant maintains this pulsating red through a long and mineral finish. It shows great balance and complexity. Maybe to have them every year! " Enthusiastically affirms Caterina Sacchet, oenologist and producer with Antonio Mario Zaccheo of Carpineto .

The Brunello di Montalcino 2015 is signed by Caterina Sacchet , wine producer at the helm of Carpineto with Antonio Mario Zaccheo . "The coveted three stars, maximum recognition of the Veronelli Guide, fill us with joy and satisfaction. The 2015 vintage is a spectacular year at 360 degrees, characterized wines of great potential thanks to the high concentration of noble components.

In 2015 Brunello is perceived the excellent polyphenolic structure that generates a wine of great longevity and territorial typicality. Wine Spectator also gave us 95 points defining it as velvety and elegant, you can perceive cherry, plum, tobacco, ferrous and earthy notes. The vibrant structure maintains this pulsating red through a long, mineral finish. It shows great balance and complexity. Maybe to have these vintages every year! "Enthuses Caterina Sacchet .

An absolute vintage to remember for a long time and for the Brunello di Montalcino Carpineto : 100% Sangiovese Grosso, three years in Slavonian oak barrels of different capacities, then six months and more of bottle aging.

Intense ruby red color with light garnet reflections; the scent is clean, fine, broad and persistent, a slight hint of vanilla amplifies the red fruits, cherry, raspberry and, after all, licorice. The fruits are vivid.

The taste is dry, fresh and precise while showing extraordinary maturity and richness. subtle and soft tannins, defined. Elegant and complex, with a great structure and energy. Persistent, destined to evolve for a long time in the bottle and excite over the years. A Brunello with a classic style.

The Appodiato di Montalcino di Carpineto , in a privileged position, 500 meters above sea level, in the locality of Rogarelli, is one of the highest settlements of the denomination and the most panoramic with a view that sweeps from the historic center of Montalcino (from which it is 4 km) of which the entire perimeter of the walls is framed, to the Val d'Arbia, where the ancient Cassia joins the Via Francigena, and on clear days up to Siena. Looking up then, beyond the first line of hills on the horizon to the east, you can even see the Chianti Classico hills above Siena.

The size of the smallest of the 5 Carpineto estates and one of the most evocative, a sort of wine boutique with ancient stone farmhouses surrounded by centuries-old oaks and all around 53 hectares of land, 10 of which are vineyards planted with Sangiovese grosso trained in spurred cordon. (3.5 h of Brunello, 5 of Rosso di Montalcino, the rest Sant'Antimo Rosso), at a density of 5700 plants per hectare, an olive grove and a dense forest of oaks, holm oaks and Mediterranean scrub complete this little gem.

From a geological point of view, the Appodiato di Montalcino is located on the undifferentiated complex of scaly clays, consisting mainly of schists, marly limestone and quartz sandstone.

The slight northern exposure, in a panoramic and breezy position, gives the wines of this estate a unique microclimate, warm during the day and temperate and cool at night, which gives the Brunello intense and complex aromas, a beautiful freshness, elegance, refinement and great longevity.

The elevated position of the vineyards, a great resource considering the climate change with which we now live, allows in fact a prolonged ripening, therefore a late harvest, as was done in the past, and the full ripening of the skins, ripe tannins but without losing acidity, backbone of wine.