2023 Pian Delle Vigne Rosso

This wine accentuates the pleasant freshness of the Sangiovese grape, Montalcino’s historic variety. Grown in calcareous-clay soils.

The Pian delle Vigne Rosso di Montalcino aims to fully bring out the fragrance of pure Sangiovese, the historic grape variety of Montalcino. The vineyards are situated on calcareous clay soils which create a wine which is fresh, mineral in character, and excellent drinking.

Freshly harvested grapes were brought to the cellar, destemmed, gently crushed, and transferred into stainless steel vats where alcoholic fermentation took place at controlled temperature of 25 °C (77 °F) over a period of approximately 8 to 10 days. Once malolactic fermentation was complete, the wine was aged for approximately 10 months.

The Pian delle Vigne Estate is located 3.5 miles southwest of Montalcino. Its name comes from a characteristic nineteenth century railway station located on the estate. The property stretches out over an area of 460 acres of which 160 acres are planted with vineyards. The estate’s namesake wine, Pian delle Vigne, represents Marchesi Antinori’s deeply personal interpretation of a prestigious and traditional Brunello di Montalcino. The Antinori family acquired the estate in 1995, the same year the first Brunello Pian delle Vigne was harvested.

Pian delle Vigne Rosso di Montalcino DOC is ruby red in color. The nose offers pleasant impressions of strawberries and cherries together with delicate citrusy hints of blood oranges and floral aromas. The complex bouquet is completed by balsamic notes of eucalyptus and hints of tobacco. Pleasant freshness on the palate is accompanied by silky tannins and distinctive sapidity. The long aftertaste echoes notes of red fruit blood oranges perceived on the nose.