Mastrojanni 2019 Brunello di Montalcino, Vigna Schiena d'Asino, DOCG
Item Number: 20999
UPC: 8-023952019052
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Sub Region: Montalcino
Appellation/AVA: Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vineyard Designation: Vigna Schiena d'Asino
Vintage: 2019
Grape(s): 100% Sangiovese
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.5
Soil Type: Clay and stone
Elevation: 385 meters
Tasting Notes: The Vigna Schiena d'Asino is Mastrojanni's prized vineyard and the oldest plot for the estate, planted in 1975. The old vines of Vigna Schiena d’Asino give the highest expression of the native Sangiovese grape and offer a wine of great personality, tradition and elegance with strong aging potential. The wine is polished and savory guided by compact and ripe tannins that bring depth and elegance. This is a Brunello that will age well and can be drunk with or without food.
Winemaking Notes: The Sangiovese grapes are manually harvested, gently pressed, and destemmed. A pied de cuve is used to start fermentation, which occurs in large barrels. Skin maceration lasts a minimum of 40 days. This wine matures for 42 months in Allier oak barrels of 16 hectoliters in size. The wine ages further for 12 months in bottle before release.
Terroir Notes: It rains very little during the summer in central Italy. Montalcino might get two consecutive months without any rain. Therefore, the vines have to dig deep into the soil for water. Continuous sea breezes known as the Maestrale and the Libeccio keep the vines dry and the insects and plant diseases under control. In addition, Mastrojanni is located near Mount Amiata, a volcano which became extinct 700,000 years ago and which is 1,738 meters high. This mountain determines the Mastrojanni microclimate because at night cold winds come down from the mountain causing a large diurnal temperature change that refreshes the vines from the summer heat. When a storm is close by, curiously, this mountain often diverts it thanks to its rising currents. Mastrojanni is therefore better protected from hailstorms, for example, than other areas of Montalcino. Mastrojanni has been in conversion to biodynamics since 2022.