Winemaking
This Riserva of Brunello is made only in the best vintages from Barbi's oldest vineyards in Montalcino. The ageing in barrel and in bottle is longer then the one for the normal Brunello, thus the wine has a deeper concentration and a wider complexity of aromas. The vineyards are planted at an altitude of between 350 and 500m a.s.l. with an exposure to the South East. The vines are planted in a gravely soil with small amounts of clay and alluvial deposits. The harvest took place by hand during the last weekend in September and the first week in October. Ageing is for four years in large Slovenian oak casks and matured in bottle for a further year before release.