La Torre
Brunello Di Montalcino
Sangiovese from Tuscany, Italy
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R110 nationwide
La Torre
The La Torre winery was founded in 1976 by Giuseppe Ananìa who purchased the La Torre estate from the Ciacci family of Montalcino. Until a few years earlier the estate had been worked as a farm by sharecroppers with livestock cherry trees wheat and mixed olive trees and vines. While Giuseppe planted the first vineyard two and a half hectares in area in 1976 it was up to his son Luigi to expand it in 1999 by another three hectares. Now the vineyard totals about five and a half hectares and surrounds the house on the south and west.
Description
The colour is ruby red with garnet hues. To the nose the wine displays delicate hints of woodland fruit and berries, tobacco and sandalwood. On the palate, La Torre Brunello is robustly structured with a classic personality that truly reflects the distinctive characteristics of the hills around Siena: it conveys an immediate impression of power and warmth with clear, intense overtones of myrtle nut, plum, earth and tobacco. The aftertaste is long lasting.
Food Pairing
Serve La Torre Brunello with roasted red meats, game, and ripe cheeses. Also a superb after-dinner “meditation wine”.
