Producer
Brunello is the driest zone of Tuscany, and has a winning combination of warm days and cool nights, allowing Sangiovese to reach optimum ripeness while retaining acidity and maximising concentration. The result is one of Italy’s grandest appellations, in which Antinori bought this wellsited estate in 1995.
Vineyard
The Pian delle Vigne estate covers a total area of 184 hectares, sixty-three of which are planted with vineyards, two with olive groves and the rest with fields and woodlands. The vineyard lies at between 130 and 200 metres above sea level and has a clay limestone soil rich in small stones. Only the best bunches of grapes were selected.
Winery
Destemming and soft crushing were followed by maceration and alcoholic fermentation in oak tanks for twenty days. Malolactic fermentation took place in barriques over about six months, and the wine was then transferred to 800-litre oak casks for a year, followed by a year in 1,600-litre casks.
