venerdì 17 aprile 2015

La Mannella winery


LA MANNELLA
TOSCANA 

La Mannella farm, owned by the Cortonesi family, covers a surface of 56 hectars, 8 of which especially devoted to the production of "Brunello di Montalcino", 2 to olive trees, and the remaining ones occupied by pasture and forest. Its wine-making activity started at the beginning of the seventies, and its wineyeards are placed in one of the most valuable areas of the region, both north and south-east from Montalcino. It is a young company, in fact their first bottled vintage is from 1990. It is strictly a family business. And works according to the tradition, employing also modern technologies, that help enhancing the quality of the products made. The favourable location of its wineyards, and the rocky soil where they are planted, all contribute to the making of a deep and elegant Brunello, suited also for a long ageing. Alongisde the Brunello, the firm sells Rosso di Montalcino and Grappa di Brunello, made from distilling the fermented pomace.



Wines:


BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO RISERVA
Wine type: DOCG
Grape blend: Sangiovese 100%. Selected grapes 
Production area: Montalcino 
Soil type: Rocky, with favourable exposure to sun 
Cultivation system: Spurred cordon 
Ageing in oak barrel: 4-5 years 
Ageing in bottle: 10 months



BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO “I POGGIARELLI”


Wine type: DOCG 
Grape blrend: Sangiovese 100%. Selected grapes 
Production area: Montalcino 
Soil type: Rocky, with favourable exposure to sun 
Cultivation system: Spurred cordon 
Ageing in oak barrel: 36 months 
Ageing in tonneaux: 10 months 
Ageing in bottle: 6 months


BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO
Wine type: DOCG 
Grape blend: Sangiovese 100%. Selected grapes 
Production area: Montalcino 
Soil type: Rocky, with favourable exposure to sun 
Cultivation system: Spurred cordon 
Ageing in oak barrel: 40 months 
Ageing in bottle: 6 months


ROSSO DI MONTALCINO

Wine type: DOC
Grape blend: Sangiovese 100%
Production area: Montalcino
Soil type: Rocky, with favourable exposure to sun
Cultivation system: Spurred cordon
Ageing in oak barrel: 6 months
Ageing in bottle: 3 months




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