“Vigna Banditella” Rosso di Montalcino DOC 2022 (BIO)

Col d'Orcia | Tuscany
Col d'Orcia s.r.l. s.a. | Via Giuncheti | IT 53024 Montalcino

09133222 · 0,75 l · 30,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

The name reveals the location, the location reveals the wine. Banditella – a vineyard on the southern slope of the Sant'Angelo hill, 250 to 300 metres above the Orcia Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004. Col d'Orcia planted Sangiovese clones here in 1998, which were selected over ten years of research in collaboration with the University of Florence – not just any clones, but those that most accurately express the terroir of Montalcino. Biodynamically farmed, limestone soils with little clay, full southern sun: the conditions could hardly be better. The 2022 vintage demanded decisiveness: temperature fluctuations and late summer rains called for an early, forward-looking harvest at the beginning of September. The grapes were placed in shallow, wide steel tanks – a design that favours gentle extraction – where they macerated at 25°C, accompanied by daily pumping over and délestage. Twelve months in Allier barriques and tonneaux followed before the wine was bottled.

Bright ruby red with youthful violet reflections. The nose reveals black raspberry and ripe cherry, embedded in fine spices – cinnamon, liquorice, a hint of cedar wood and Mediterranean herbs. There is also a subtle bitter orange flavour that adds tension to the whole. Silky and juicy on the palate, with medium-fine tannins and a cool, lively minerality that smells unmistakably of Montalcino. A Rosso with Brunello ambitions – and the genes to justify them. SUPERIORE.DE

"Intense, sparkling ruby red with violet reflections. Delicious blackberry fruit on the nose, followed by tobacco and leather. Intense and concentrated on the palate, starts with lots of fruit, present tannins, animating acidity, lingering, spicy final." Falstaff

"A complex and ambitious wine with aromas of graphite, liquorice and blood orange. Soft on the palate, with a supple attack, crisp acidity and firm, grainy tannins. Exciting and structured with a light to medium body." James Suckling