Brunello di Montalcino “Vecchie Vigne” DOCG 2021

Siro Pacenti | Tuscany
Siro Pacenti | Loc. Pelagrilli | IT 53024 Montalcino

09662121 · 0,75 l · 132,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately

The term Vecchie Vigne is not a romantic gesture for Siro Pacenti. It is an agricultural decision. The oldest vines of both family estates – pelagrilli in the north and Piancornello in the south – have been standing for up to 60 years. They are not replaced, but nurtured; where necessary, supplemented by massively selected suckers from the best mother vines. What these vines produce each year is little – but highly precise. 2021 was a year of reduction. The April frost hit vines at all altitudes, decimating the harvest and concentrating what remained on the essentials. The harvest took place under rare calm – no rain, no pressure, precise choice of harvest. What arrived in the cellar was already exceptional. Fermentation in steel, 24 months in French barriques, two months in concrete, 22 months in the bottle.

The 2021 unfolds with an almost hesitant elegance. Brilliant ruby red colour, hardly any edge dissolution. On the nose, cherry blossom, orange zest, cedar wood, fine spices and a minerality reminiscent of freshly broken limestone. The flavour is linear and precise – fine-grained tannins of extraordinary length, an acidity that carries everything, a final that unfolds like a long, deep breath. This wine is still young, still closed, and it has great potential. SUPERIORE.DE