By Cordella
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG

Winemakers Comments
Renowned the world over, Cordella Organic Brunello di Montalcino DOCG has been produced on the 120-hectare family estate since 1972. Hand-cared for vineyards, organic farming, and best exposure make Cordella the favorite wine for Organic Brunello di Montalcino lovers.

Wine Details
Municipality of Production: Historical borders of the Municipality of Montalcino (Siena, Tuscany)
Grape Variery: 100% Sangiovese Grosso so called in Montalcino "Brunello"
Released: First January of the sixth year after harvesting

Vineyard Notes
Exposure: Southern/east slope of Montalcino Hill
Altitude: 250-300 m a.s.l.
Soil: Mid-hill, compact, and deep bluish grey calcareous marls and soft stone; rich in trace minerals
Training System: Hand-trained vine breeding; spurred cordon spins for perfect ventilation according to best organic practice.
Vineyard Age: 25-35 years
Plant Density: 3,800 plants

Processing
Hand selection in the vineyards, selection of the bunches, selection on the grape beans, destemming, soft crushing cryomaceration, maceration in special vinification vats, indigenous organic yeasts.

Vinification
Cryomaceration, maceration in special shaped and performing vinification in stainless steel vats, indigenous organic yeasts selected by the University of Florence (DNA Sangiovese Project year 2007 run by Consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino).

Maturation
36 months in first quality 25-hl Allier wood oak barrels, eight months in the bottle for refining

Characteristics
Limpid, brilliant with a bright garnet color. Intense ruby red tending towards garnet as it ages. Characteristic intense perfume, persistent, ample, ethereal, dry, warm, tannic, robust, and harmonious. Scents of undergrowth, perfumed wood, berries, vanilla, and jam. Elegant and harmonious body, vigorous, racy with a lengthy aromatic persistence.

Service
Serving Temperature: 18-20 degrees C in wide-mouth crystal glasses
Recommended Pairing: Excellent with roasts, game, aged cheeses; meditation wine

Technical Details
Acidity: 5.50 gr/l
Sugars (Reducers): 0.3-0.5 g /l
Net Dry Extract: 35 g/lt
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[Information is not vintage specific]

CORDELLA BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO RISERVA 2015
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Vintage: 2015
Score: 96
Unique ripe-peach character to the cherry and currant undertones. Lots of flowers. A pungent nose! Full-bodied with layers of fruit and creamy, refined tannins that open up at the end of the palate. It goes on for minutes. Spicy and crunchy at the end. Drink after 2023.

Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2015
Cordella - Tuscany
Points: 92
Consistency: 32 - Balance: 30 - Integrity: 30
Type: Red
Category: Brunello di Montalcino
Tasting date: 23-11-2020
Volume of bottle: 0.75 lt
Winery: Azienda Agricola Cordella Maddalena
Region: Tuscany

2015 Cordella Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva
Producer: Cordella
Location: Italy, Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino
Color: Red
Rating: 91
Tasting Date: 3/4/2021
Maturity: 2021 - 2032
Reviewed By: Audrey Frick
Source: Montalcino: The 2016 Brunello & 2015 Riservas
The 2015 Brunello Riserva has woodsy aromatics with leather and confectionary black raspberry fruit. With more substance found here on the mid-palate than the 2016, it is approachable and generous to drinking now. 2021-2032

Cordella 2015 Riserva (Brunello di Montalcino)
Rating: 89
Designation: Riserva
Variety: Sangiovese
Appellation: Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy
Winery: Cordella
Alcohol: 14.50%
Bottle Size: 750.00 ml
Category: Red
Date Published: 5/1/2021
Reviewed by: Kerin O'Keefe
Aromas of cedar, mocha and dark-skinned fruit emerge from the glass. The solid palate offers baked plum, clove and tobacco alongside close-grained tannins. Drink 2023–2029.

Cordella 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
Rating: 88
Montalcino, Tuscany
Red wine from Italy
Drinking window: 2023 - 2028
The 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva from Cordella wafts up with a display of dusty dried flowers, incense, licorice, shavings of pine and crushed blackberries. It’s a soft and polished effort which finds harmony through a display of ripe cherry, minerals, cooling herbal tones and brisk acids. A coating of fine-grained tannins wrap the palate in youthful structure, while a hint of alcohol-derived warmth and mocha resonate.
Eric Guido. Tasting date: November 2020