Beneath the Tuscan Sun: BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO Wine Region

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG is one of the most important wine regions in Italy. In this video, John Jackson, DipWSET a/k/a Attorney Somm explains the Brunello di Montalcino DOCG in detail.
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Brunello deont Chino is made from 100% sanes so why do they call it Brunello well they use the term Brun because Brun means Brown and the wine was dark they added the Alo because muscadel was a common grape in Tuscany at the time so they combined it to get Brunello and

Then added montal Chino to reflect the town of origin well Brunello de mon Chino is wildly popular today this is a relatively recent development in fact in the 1960s there were only 11 commercial producers and around 65 hectares planted to vine fast forward to today and now there more than 280 bottling Wineries

And 3,500 hectares planted to vine out of around 31,000 or so total hectares grella deant China received docc certification in 1966 and it was the very first red wine to achieve the docg designation in 1980 montal Chino is located in southern Tuscany it’s generally warmer and drier than Kean Classico and fact their

Rainfall is typically ideal for San VES in addition the Mediterranean Sea is only about 40 kilm away so there’s cooling breezes that help to preserve acidity and freshness in the fruit the elevations tend to range from around 120 m above sea level to around 500 m above sea level in addition to having

Vineyards planted at varying elevations the soils can vary as well and the area in which the fruit is grown in montal Chino can definitely have an impact on the resulting wines for example while there are always some exceptions in general to the north The Vineyards are planted at higher elevations in a

Slightly cooler area and with more gester soils this results in wines that tend to be a little bit lighter with higher acidity a little bit more elegance and which have have more aromatic intensity in contrast in general the South has Vineyards planted at lower elevations and with more clay soils the

Result is wines that tend to have a little bit more full body slightly higher ABV in riper fruit and with slightly less aromatic intensity unlike in Kean Classico and Kean generally producers are not allowed to blend additional grapes into their San VES Vella deant China must be 100%

San VES in addition brunella must mature for a substantial period of time before it’s released which helps explain part of the reason why it’s a little bit more costly than some other wines specifically bnala may not be sold until 5 years after harvest and it must spend

Two years of that time maturing in Oak similarly berella deont Chino reservas may not be sold until six years after harvest and also must spend two years of that time in Oak despite the the fact that there’s an oak maturation requirement there are no specific types

Of oak or sizes of Oak that producers are required to use so you will find substantial variation and this can have a big impact on the wines for example traditional producers tend to use large old slavonian oak casks that don’t impart much in the way of Oak influence

Into the wines in contrast there’s some more modern producers that use new smaller French Oak BS which can impart substantial Oak influence into the wines