{"product_id":"la-palazzetta-brunello-di-montalcino-docg-2018","title":"La Palazzetta - Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wonderful discovery! This amazing Brunello from the La Palazzetta winery in Montalcino is aged in wooden barrels for 3.5 years plus a further 6 months in the bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe bouquet is intense and powerful, rich in aromas, with fruity notes of blackberry and blueberry combined with hints of chocolate. The taste is harmonious, soft and persistent. Good acidity and well balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVoted number 1 by Bottega Italia independent tasting panel (June 2023), this Brunello di Montalcino is still young and the best we have found. It is thoroughly recommended!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eServe at 18 °C\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent choice to drink now, or let it mature and improve even more with the years for drinking through to 2038. Patience has its rewards!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUncork and let it breathe in the bottle or pour and let it breathe in the glass for a good 30 minutes to enhance the aromas before drinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvest \/ Vintage: 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVarietal: Sangiovese\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArea of Production: Montalcino\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAwards:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold Medal - International Organic Awards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e94\/100 Gilbert and Gaillard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e93 points - James Suckling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e93 points WINE ADVOCATE by Robert Parker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGold Medal - MUNDUS VINI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinemaker Profile:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLocated in Castelnuovo on the South-East side of Montalcino and adjoining the magnificent 1000 year old Abbey of Sant'Antimo, La Palazzetta has 20 hectares of vineyards and 2500 olive trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith family memories from the times when their great-grandfathers in Castelnuovo were farmers cultivating grains. Flavio and Carla began making wine in 1988 with just one hectare of Sangiovese. Nowadays their children Luca and Tea continue the story that for generations honors the respect and the love for the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith over 30 years of wine making experience, Flavio and Carla use both tradition and innovation to lead their handpicked grapes to the natural process of vilification. Controlled temperature fermentation and aging in French oak barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016 La Palazzetta was awarded with the “Ecofriendly Cellar Diploma” because of the commitment on ecologically sustainable values, the realization of projects aiming to land and vineyards protection and the actuation of energy saving plans, and with an attentive care in the vineyards according to the organic farming method. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":" Bottega Italia AU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44263880687713,"sku":null,"price":135.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/7023\/1905\/files\/BRUNELLOLAPALAZZETTA_inPixio2.png?v=1778551576","url":"https:\/\/bottega-italia.com.au\/products\/la-palazzetta-brunello-di-montalcino-docg-2018","provider":" Bottega Italia Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}