La Palazzetta - Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2018
La Palazzetta - Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2018
Description
A 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.
The 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.
Voted 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!
Serve at 18 °C
Excellent choice to drink now, or let it mature and improve even more with the years for drinking through to 2038. Patience has its rewards!
Uncork 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.
Harvest / Vintage: 2018
Varietal: Sangiovese
Area of Production: Montalcino
Awards:
- Gold Medal - International Organic Awards
- 94/100 Gilbert and Gaillard
- 93 points - James Suckling
- 93 points WINE ADVOCATE by Robert Parker
- Gold Medal - MUNDUS VINI
Winemaker Profile:
Located 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.
With 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.
With 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.
In 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.
Shipping & Returns
After very careful testing and evaluation, we have selected only the most reliable courier company's for our deliveries. We want our wines to arrive, undamaged and to arrive on time!
SYD & NSW:
Approx delivery timeframe is 2 - 3 days. Tracking number. Premium Eco friendly packaging
- 1 to 4 bottles - $14.50
- 5 to 6 bottles - $18.00
- 7 to 12 bottles - $22.50
- 13 to 18 bottles - $35.00
- 19 to 24 bottles - $40.00
- 25 bottles and up - $55.00
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VIC, QLD, S.A and ACT:
Approx delivery timeframe is 2 - 3 days. Tracking number. Eco friendly packaging
- 1 to 4 bottles - $16.50
- 5 to 6 bottles - $19.00
- 7 to 10 bottles - $24.50
- 11 to 12 bottles - $29.00
- 13 to 17 bottles - $35.00
- 18 bottles and up - $55.00
Free Shipping on orders over $350
W.A & TAS:
Approx delivery timeframe 4 - 7 days.
Premium Eco friendly packaging and shipping
- 1 to 2 bottles - $16.50
- 3 to 4 bottles - $19.50
- 5 to 6 bottles - $28.00
- 7 to 12 bottles - $43.00
- 13 to 17 bottles - $65.00
- 18 to 23 bottles - $75.00
- 24 bottles or more $85.00
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