Tenute Silvio Nardi, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG

Interesting facts

Brunello di Montalcino — the first wine of the estate of Silvio Nardi, which was released in 1958. The wine is made according to traditional family recipe, is based on Tuscan winemaking traditions. Manual harvesting in the second half of October. The age of the vines — from 3 to 35 years. The production cycle lasts 6 years, after which the wine goes on sale. Brunello di Montalcino goes well with an array of sophisticated dishes due to its exquisite taste and elegant and has good aging potential. The wine should be stored in a cool cellar at a constant temperature, in the dark, in a horizontal position, sources of noise and odor. The wine has a beautiful, long storage potential, but recommended to drink wine in 2013 — by this time, the tannic structure is softened and rounded.The history of Tenute Silvio Nardi originates in the middle of the last century, when Silvio Nardi, rather for the soul than for profit, he purchased the estate of Casale del Bosco in Montalcino — a hilly area at 564 meters above sea level. After eight years of the wineries previously unknown to anyone of the manor got the first bottle of excellent wine. The product is great love, simple Tuscan winemaking tradition, hard and, at the same time, very generous land, was doomed to success among wine lovers around the world. Since 1990, the place of the founder of the company took the youngest daughter of Silvio — Emilia Nardi. It complemented the established tradition of winemaking innovative approach, the beginning of the restructuring process in the vineyards and in the cellars, organized research. All this allowed the family Nardi win the respect of experts around the world, as well as to maintain and improve the quality of the wines.

Tasting Characteristics

The wine has deep ruby red color with garnet reflections.
Clean, elegant, complex aroma of the wine reveals notes of forest fruits, anise, cedar and vanilla.
Warm, luxurious taste of wine is pronounced but soft and rounded tannins. Long aftertaste, fruity tones.
The wine goes well with dishes of meat and any kind of venison with complex sauces, meat dishes, Italian cuisine (on request, accompanied by mushrooms and truffles) and cheese (Tuscan Pecorino, Parmigiano Reggiano, Pecorino).

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