Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 'Vignaferrovia' 2018 (750 ml.) Antinori

The Tenuta Pian delle Vigne, which is located 6 km south of Montalcino, above the Val d'Orcia, was acquired by Antinori In July 1995. It is named after a characteristic 19th-century railway station located within the estate, still in use today. The total area of the estate 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 with 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 predominantly clay and limestone rich in skeleton. About half of the vineyards were planted in 1996-1997, and these plants are now in full balance and yield very high-quality productions; to these "old" plantings, another 33 hectares have been recently established to produce the new wines of the estate using five of the clones of Sangiovese of Montalcino and selections Antinori the best Sangiovese. Due to the temperate climate that characterizes the area, the grapes in Montalcino often ripen one or two weeks earlier than those in the area of Chianti and this allows the harvest to begin in mid-September. Additionally, the particular richness of minerals in the soil 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 wine production since more than six hundred years: since 1385, when Giovanni di Piero Antinori He became a member of the Florentine Art of Wine Merchants. Throughout its long history, spanning 26 generations, the family has always directly managed this business with innovative and sometimes bold choices, but always preserving respect for traditions and the territory.

Today the company is led by Albiera. Antinori, with the support of his two sisters Allegra and Alessia, who are personally involved in the company's activities. The 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.

Each vintage, each piece of land, each idea that one wishes to implement is a new beginning, a new pursuit of ever higher quality margins. As Marchese Piero likes to say: "The ancient roots play an important role in our philosophy, but they have never inhibited our innovative spirit." Over time, alongside the historic estates in Tuscany and Umbria that belong to the family, investments have been made in other areas suitable for quality wine production both in Italy and abroad, where a new path of enhancing new "terroirs" with high viticultural potential could be undertaken.

The Marchesi Antinori Expressing a passion for viticulture involves seeking increasingly subtle margins for improvement. To this end, continuous experiments are conducted in vineyards and wineries with selections of clones of both native and international grape varieties, types of cultivation, vineyard altitudes, fermentation methods and temperatures, traditional and modern winemaking techniques, different types of wood, sizes, and ages of barrels, and by varying the length of bottle aging.

"We have proven over the years that in Tuscany and Umbria there was the potential to produce high-quality wines, recognized internationally, that could showcase 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 Tuscan taste heritage, which includes tradition, culture, agriculture, and the artistic and literary elements that indeed represent the identity of the region." Marchesi Antinori, one of whose greatest strengths lies in being Tuscan, or, if you prefer, our 'Tuscanity'."Piero Antinori
 

The family Antinori Since its foundation, it has been part of PFV, "Premum Familiae Vini", an informal association of wine companies owned by a family. PFV transcends geographical boundaries and maintains a common bond: that of vineyard ownership and wine production as a family activity to be cultivated and refined, like a great wine, over time.