Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva 2019 Xarel-lo with slight nutty/oxidative notes

with slight nutty/oxidative notes

Rainfall: less than 383mm in 2023

while malolactic fermentation occurs in barrel

like Brunello

with 60-90 years of age (all from cuttings from the original 130+ yr old Pedrouzos vineyard)

Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva 2019 Xarel-lo with slight nutty/oxidative notesCase of 6 bottles. Made from 100% estate grown, Sangiovese Grosso (Brunello) grapes, hand harvested from vineyards planted approximately 350m above sea level. Traditional red wine production, following the strict rules of the Consorzio. Riservas are released in January, the sixth year after the harvest. La Lecciaia aged this wine for approximately 48 months in large Slavonian oak casks, with a further 16 months refinement in bottle before release.