2013 Donatella Cinelli Colombini Brunello Di Montalcino "Riserva" DOCG, Tuscany, ItalyABOUT THIS WINE In the 17 hectares of vineyard at Casato Prime Donne, each year, the winemaker Valrie Lavigne chooses one or two hectares with the best grapes to destine to Brunello Riserva. The selection takes place by tasting the grapes just like they did a century ago (chemical analysis confirms the decision). Through the same tasting, the date of the harvest is decided and the grapes are picked by hand choosing cluster by cluster. A slow and

Maceration and vinification take 2 to 3 weeks

Beaujolais

his dream was to craft the very best Champagne he could offer

The wine is released later than the rest of the line-up

Sourced from the hillside vineyard of "Les Vignots" in Pommard

The wine is aged for 6 months in neutral oak demi-muids

an irreplaceable source of such flavorful wines

He started to make wines again and moved away from the usual circuit creating a new category: wines with soul

with a focus on old vines

There have been Chaves growing vines on the famous Hermitage hill since 1481

75 hectare parcel

It is the only wine in the range that spends time in old large foudre in addition to concrete