La Mannella Rosso di Montalcino
Owner and winemaker Tommaso Cortonesi describes this Rosso di Montalcino as his “business card wine” – a wine with beautiful drinkability and great aging potential.
Tasting Notes
The Cortonesi 2022 Rosso di Montalcino La Mannella shows aromas of red berry fruit, almond and plum. The wine offers a prominent sense of structure and beautiful freshness – primary characteristics of the La Mannella site.
Vineyards
This is a young wine made from the youngest vineyard in La Mannella, in the Montosoli Zone on the North side of Montalcino. It is one of the coolest zones in Montalcino, offering an ideal climate for preserving aromas, balance and finesse in the finished wine. The estate vines were planted in 2011. The soil is clay and rocky, with excellent exposure to the sun. The vineyard trellis systems is spurred cordon, with the winemaking following the traditions for making high-quality Rosso.
Winemaking
After careful selection of the hand-picked grapes, they are macerated on the skins for two weeks and fermented in stainless steel. The wine then spends 12 months in large Slovenian oak casks.
Technical Information
- Vintage:
- 2022
- Alcohol:
- 14%
- Region:
- Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Tuscany
- RS:
- 1G/L
- Varietals:
- 100% Sangiovese
- PH:
- 3.5
- TA:
- 6G/L
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