2019 Podere Salicutti Sorgente, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy Mouzon-Leroux AGING: The wine finished its

AGING: The wine finished its second primary fermentation in bottle and was left en tirage for 3 months

Rio de Janeiro

Pinot Gris Muscat Co-Fermentation Eola Springs Vineyard Eola-Amity Hills

Aggressive pre-fermentation 'Vintage Port' style extraction followed by very gentle pump extraction once fermentation begins

The fruit was lightly pressed and racked to barrel where fermentation happened spontaneously in French oak of varying ages

2019 Podere Salicutti Sorgente, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG, Italy Mouzon-Leroux AGING: The wine finished itsSorgente, a 1. 5 hectare cru at 450m facing SW, previously made Salicuttis Rosso di Montalcino. It is named for the water source (sorgente) that runs below. As the vines have gotten older and more expressive, it is now elevated to Brunello stature. Sorgente has more clay in the topsoil compared to the other parcels sites. 20 40 day macerations. Aged for three years in 1000L and 1500L casks and a year in bottle. Effusive red fruited and spicy nose.