Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 'Pian delle Vigne' 2020 (750 ml.) Antinori

The Tenuta Pian delle Vigne, which is located 6 km south of Montalcino, above the Val d'Orcia has been acquired by Antinori In July 1995. It takes its name from a characteristic railway station from the 19th century located within the estate, which is still in use today. The total area of the company is 184 hectares, of which 65 hectares are planted with vineyards, 2 hectares with olive groves, and 117 hectares of forest.

The Vineyards. The total surface area of the Tenuta Pian delle Vigne covers 184 hectares, of which 65 hectares are planted with vineyards, 2 hectares with olive groves, and 117 hectares of forest. The entirety of the vineyards is planted with Sangiovese (locally called "Brunello"). The altitude varies from 130 meters. s.l.m. at 250 meters, the exposure is predominantly southeast. The soil is typically clayey and calcareous, rich in skeleton. About half of the vineyards were planted in 1996-1997; these plants are now in full balance and yield very important quality productions. In addition to these "old" plantings, there are another 33 hectares recently started to produce the new wines of the estate using five of the Sangiovese clones from Montalcino and selections. Antinori of the best Sangioveses. Due to the temperate climate that characterizes the area, the grapes in Montalcino often ripen one or two weeks earlier than those in the Chianti region, allowing the harvest to begin in mid-September. Additionally, the particular richness of minerals in the soils makes the wines rich in flavor and elegant in their tannic structure, a quality that is enhanced with aging.

THE COMPANY

The Family Antinori is dedicated to winemaking since more than six hundred yearsSince when, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori He became part of the Florentine Art of Vinattieri. Throughout its long history, across 26 generations, the family has always directly managed this business with innovative and sometimes courageous choices, while always maintaining an unwavering respect for traditions and the territory.

Today the company is led by Albiera. Antinori, with the support of the two sisters Allegra and Alessia, personally involved in the company's activities. Marquis Piero Antinori He is currently the Honorary President of the company. Tradition, passion, and intuition have been the driving qualities that have led the... Marchesi Antinori to establish itself as one of the leading Italian wine producers.

Every year, every land, every idea that one wants to implement is a new beginning, a new search for increasingly higher quality margins. As Marquis Piero likes to say: "the ancient roots play an important role in our philosophy, but they have never inhibited our innovative spirit." Over time, investments in other areas suited for the production of quality wines, both in Italy and abroad, have been added to the estates in Tuscany and Umbria, the family's historical heritage, where a new path of enhancement of new "terroirs" with high viticultural potential could be undertaken.

The Marchesi Antinori They express their passion for viticulture by constantly seeking more subtle margins of improvement. For this reason, continuous experiments are carried out in the vineyards and wineries with selections of clones of native and international grapes, types of cultivation, vineyard altitudes, fermentation methods and temperatures, traditional and modern winemaking techniques, different types of wood, sizes and ages of the barrels, and varying the length of aging in the bottle.

"We have demonstrated, over the years, that in Tuscany and Umbria there was the possibility of producing quality wines, recognized internationally, that could show elegance and finesse while always maintaining their original character. Our library has many titles, but for us it is not rich enough. We have a mission that is not yet fully accomplished, which drives us to express the vast potential of our vineyards and to reconcile the new that remains to be discovered with the heritage of Tuscan taste that includes tradition, culture, agriculture, the artistic and the literary, which indeed represent the identity of..." Marchesi Antinori, "One of its greatest strengths lies in the fact that it is Tuscan, or, if you prefer, our 'Tuscanness'."Piero Antinori
 

The family Antinori It has been part of PFV, "Premum Familiae Vini," since its founding, an informal association of wineries owned by a family. PFV goes beyond geographical boundaries and maintains a common bond: that of vineyard ownership and wine production as a family activity to cultivate and refine, like a great wine, over time.