star (2014-03-08)
Berry Bros and Rudd's sprzedają Rosso i Brunello (pralinka) i piszą, że w mieszance "semi-bordoskiej" dodają oprócz caba, także merlot, syrah i endemiczną dla odmiany malvasię nerę.

Tucked away off the Torronieri road the small Cerbaiona estate has been home to Diego & Nora Molinari since 1977, who produced their first vintage in 1980, all 70 bottles of it!

The estate comprises 3 hectares of vines & 12 ha of wood and olive grove; half planted to Brunello, the rest to Sant'Antimo and IGT Toscana (using Cabernet Sauvignon, Malvasia Nera, Merlot & Syrah). Production is limited to 8,000 bottles.

Lying on the north-eastern shoulder of the Montalcino commune the estate enjoys a fine eastern exposition at 390 metres elevation, with good aeration & galestro/alberese clay soils. This imbues the wines with a naturally good acidity. Diego does not use herbicides, pesticides or fungicides on his vines. This hands-off approach is reflected in their tiny winery, which is bolted onto the back of the 16th century property. A wooden press is preferred, followed by gentle vinification in cement & ageing/invecchiamento in 20hl slavonian botte.

The Brunello spends 30 mths in oak, followed by a year in bottle pre-release, while the Rosso sees 18 mths.
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star (2014-03-08)
Big reds for the holliday (pralinka) czyli Sportoletti, Cerbaiona i Clerico.

The estate was established with the 1981 vintage by former pilot Diego Molinari, and from 1982 onwards Cerbaiona has performed flawlessly. Like Poggio di Sotto, Cerbaiona basks in a cult following, and its ratings are comparative to Soldera’s Case Basse. Only a tiny portion of the 35 hectare estate is planted with vines, and at an altitude of 900 feet, the fruit benefits from higher acid levels found in northern fruit. Cerbaiona’s grapes also gain balanced sugar concentration levels thanks to being bathed in sunlight, as is customary with the southern Montalcino vineyards. Eschewing the use of insecticides or fungicides, the “Commander,” as this former pilot is known, creates a consistent style of pure elegance backed with power.
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temi (2014-03-09)
Garolfo podaje "Il Sangiovese, cui sono dedicati 2 ettari e mezzo, č ovviamente il vitigno prevalente; soltanto con esso si fanno le circa 8.000 bottiglie annue di Brunello dell’azienda. L’altro mezzo ettaro di vigna č piantato con Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Merlot, Malvasia Nera. Da essi, in uvaggio sempre col Sangiovese al 60%, l’azienda produce un vino IGT." (pralinka)

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