# Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso Riserva Santa Caterina d'Oro (2015)

- **Producer:** Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona
- **Colour:** red
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Sangiovese
- **Region:** Tuscany, Italy
- **Style:** Classic
- **Alcohol:** 14.0%
- **Average price:** €142
- **Contains sulphites:** No
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 18–18 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** ripe fruit, black cherry, black plum, cedar, chocolate, coffee, leather, earth, dried fruit, tobacco, meat, mushroom

## About this wine

Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso Riserva 2015 is a 100% Sangiovese wine from the Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona estate in Montalcino, Tuscany. The Pianrosso vineyard, located in the southeast of Montalcino, is known for its iron-rich, marl-heavy soils. This wine is a single-vineyard bottling, produced exclusively in exceptional vintages. The Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona estate has a long history, with the Bianchini family taking stewardship in 1985 and continuing a tradition of producing refined and age-worthy Brunellos.

## Interesting facts

- Pianrosso vineyard means 'red field' due to its iron-rich soil.
- This Riserva is only produced in outstanding vintages.
- The estate dates back to the 17th century.
- The 2015 vintage received numerous perfect and near-perfect scores from critics.

## Food pairing

The wine's full body, firm tannins, and savory notes are well-suited to rich, protein-heavy dishes. The tannins bind with the proteins and fats in red meats, softening the wine and cleansing the palate. Earthy and gamey flavors in food can echo the wine's own complex aromas.

## Wine making process

Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso Riserva 2015 is produced from 100% Sangiovese grapes. Fermentation occurs in temperature-controlled stainless steel and glass-lined concrete vats, with a long maceration period. Following fermentation, the wine is aged for over three years in large Slavonian oak barrels (7.5-30 hl). It then undergoes an additional period of bottle aging for over 12 months before release. Riserva wines have specific aging requirements, including a minimum of five years total aging from harvest, with at least two years in barrel and six months in bottle.