Brunello di Montalcino 'Ciliegio' La Magia 2020
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Organic and biodynamic"Ciliegio" is a Brunello di Montalcino of great body and elegance that comes from a small and vocated plot that gives its name to the wine. It matures in tonneaux for 3 years and offers a rich and complex aromatic profile to the nose, composed of notes of ripe dark fruit, spirit-soaked cherry, evolved sensations of spices, wood toasting, and coffee. On the palate, it is vigorous, harmonious, and of great class, with perfectly integrated tannins and a pleasant freshness!
“Ciliegio” is the most important Brunello di Montalcino produced by the La Magia estate. It poetically takes its name from one of the two cherry trees that delimit the oldest area of the vineyard, a majestic tree that can be spotted from a long distance. The Sangiovese grape grows here on poor soil, but of great concentration, capable of giving life to an exclusive wine with limited annual production.
The Brunello “Ciliegio” from La Magia is born from Sangiovese grapes cultivated in the oldest parcel of the estate’s vineyards, which extend over a single body of 15 hectares and rise at altitudes between 400 and 450 meters above sea level, overlooking the southeastern slope of the Montalcino hill. The vineyard is around 45 years old and is rooted in the peculiar shallow sandy soils, laid over layers of silt and clay, capable of retaining water reserves against periods of drought, and scattered with rocky skeleton of calcareous nature. The work in the vineyard is conducted according to the organic farming regulations, with all the care due to high-quality grapes reserved for the creation of the estate's grand vin. Manual harvesting takes place during the month of September and fermentation begins in wooden truncated-conical tanks, with a traditionally long maceration on the skins lasting about 40 days. The aging, which develops over 36 months, takes place in 500-liter French oak tonneaux, mostly new and 20% second passage. Bottling occurs at the beginning of the fourth year following the harvest and inaugurates a period of 6 months of final resting in the cellar.
Brunello di Montalcino “Ciliegio” from La Magia presents itself to the eye dressed in a dense garnet red color. The nose immediately reveals an intense and deep profile, modulated around dark and ripe fruity notes: sour cherry and cherry in spirits are enriched by sweet spicy tones and finely oaked notes. The final nuance introduces the toasted cocoa bean and coffee. On the palate, it is broad and the tasting shows a harmonious musculature: the intense
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