Producer >
Sitting on 508 hectares of which 340 are planted to vines, the wines of La Braccesca represent very different styles within the Antinori portfolio. Owned by Antinori since 1990, this estate strives to promote the individuality and high quality of the wines it produces. Seperated into two distinct blocks, the estate’s vineyards represent both Cortona and special parcels from Montepulciano – Cervognano, Santa Pia and Gracciano. The Syrah in Cortona is grown on specific clay soils, lending weight and concentration to the wines from here. In the winery sympathetic use of French, Hungarian and American oak add to the complexity of these wines.
Viticulture >
The La Braccesca farm, which extends over an overall surface area of 420 hectares (1050 acres), is
composed of two separate blocks. The historic nucleus of the property is located in Montepulciano
and consists of 103 hectares (some 255 acres) of vineyard
Winemaking >
The warm days of summer, accompanied as they were by cool evenings and nights, led to a perfect
ripening of the grape bunches and, at the same time, the formation of fresh and fruity aromas.
After picking, which took place in late September and early October, the grapes were destemmed
and then pressed. The period of skin contact during fermentation lasted fifteen days, and at the end
of the fermentation the wine went into large oak casks where it was put through a complete
malolactic fermentation. The total aging period in oak lasted approximately twelve months. The
wine was then bottled and given an additional twelve months of bottle age before commercial
release.
Prugnolo Gentile, Merlot
13.5
ITALY
6
Cork
La Braccesca
Vegetarian 
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