Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Riserva PS

Annata 2012

PS is made from the grapes grown in a single vineyard planted by Siro Pacenti on the  north side of Montalcino at the beginning of the Seventies.

Bottled only in exceptional vintages.

It is not filtered and requires long ageing.

PS is well structured, elegant and potent, possessing the unique character of the land where it is born.

GRAPES    SANGIOVESE 100% COMING FROM 1,50 HA IN THE NORTHERN AREA
(PELAGRILLI) OF OVER 40 YEARS OLD

HARVESTING     ONLY BY HAND ON A PRODUCTION FOR STRAIN OF 800/1000 G., MANUAL  SORTING OF GRAPES ON APPROPRIATE TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE  DESTEMMING

WINE-MAKING     IN STEEL AT CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE

AGEING     IN FRENCH OAK BY 225 LT. FOR 24 MONTHS AND THEN IN BOTTLE

VINTAGE    2012
TOTAL PRODUCTION
2.000 BOTTLES OF 750 ML
800 BOTTLES OF 1500 ML

MAIN DATA ANALYSIS
ALCOHOL 15 %

DRY EXTRACT 29,4 GR/LT

TOTAL ACIDITY 5 GR/LT

PH 3,52

UNFILTERED  WINE

THE SIRO PACENTI ESTATE PRACTICES SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE. THE NATURAL SEDIMENT THAT OCCASIONALLY ACCURS IN OUR BOTTLES IS EVIDENCE OF OUR WINEMAKING PHILOSOPHY. WE RECOMMEND TO DECANT THE WINE BEFORE SERVING

Ratings:

94+ points Antonio Galloni – Vinous
96 points Robert Parker – Wine Advocate
94 points James Suckling
94 points Vinous – Ian D’agata
98 points Falstaff
95 points Wine Spectator