Taste Notes
Primary Notes: Plum jam Spices
Secondary Notes: Vanilla
Tertiary Notes:
Wine Structure
Body: Medium
Dryness: Very Dry
Acidity: Medium +
Tannin: Medium +
Alcohol (%): 14%
Origin & Awards
Origin: Tuscany, Italy
Maker: https://boundbywine.com/blogs/vineyard-spotlight/abbadia-ardenga?_pos=1&_psq=abbad&_ss=e&_v=1.0
Grape: Sangiovese
Fermentation: Heavy Wood
Awards:
Serving Recommendations
Decanting:
Serving Temperature: Best enjoyed at 16-18 Degrees
Asian Food Pairing:
Western Food Pairing: rack of lamb, stew, ripe Pecorino cheese
Description
Abbadia Ardenga Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2013
Top tips:Â Better to decant or open up the bottles a few hours before drinking.
100% Sangiovese Grosso grapes. The vineyards on the Abbadia Ardenga estate situated on the Sienese slope of the hill of Montalcino with South-west exposure. The grapes are hand-picked in early October and fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. Followed by maturing period of 36 months in Slavonian oak barrels, 18 months in stainless steel tanks and finally 18 months in the bottle.
100% Sangiovese Grosso grapes. The vineyards on the Abbadia Ardenga estate situated on the Sienese slope of the hill of Montalcino with South-west exposure. The grapes are hand-picked in early October and fermented in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. Followed by maturing period of 36 months in Slavonian oak barrels, 18 months in stainless steel tanks and finally 18 months in the bottle.
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
- 88 POINTS
This opens with aromas evoking forest floor, rose, new leather and wild berry. The fresh, linear palate offers prune, chopped celery and tobacco accompanied by bright acidity and dusty, rather fleeting tannins that leave a somewhat drying finish.