Podere Salicutti
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Salicutti Brunello di Montalcino Teatro Riserva 2020

Price: $300.00
Tasting notes

The 0.7-hectare Teatro cru opens like an antique amphitheater to the south, with vines at roughly 500 meters in elevation whose somewhat cool microclimate lends the wines a notably ethereal, intensive and complex air. Classic bright middling red color, with aromas and flavors of red fruits, spices, cedar and leather, beautiful texture, a very long finish, and fresh acidity balancing the richness and intensity.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
CherryVioletTobaccoRocks
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Red Wine
Wine Style:Full Body
Grapes:Sangiovese
Farming:Organic and Biodynamic
Vintage:2020
Alcohol:14%
Country:Italy
Region:Tuscany
Appellation:Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Salicutti Brunello di Montalcino Teatro Riserva 2020
$300.00

Producer profile

Podere Salicutti

Podere Salicutti is a Montalcino estate founded by Francesco Leanza, a chemical engineer from Sicily who bought the 11-hectare property in 1990 after leaving Rome. From day one he cultivated organically, becoming the first certified organic estate in Montalcino, later expanding vineyards across Piaggione, Sorgente, and Teatro. In 2015 Munich-based restaurateurs Felix and Sabine Eichbauer, longtime admirers of Salicutti, acquired the estate, respecting Leanza's legacy while guiding the estate toward biodynamic certification, achieved in 2022.

Salicutti was Montalcino's first certified organic estate, with certification in 1996, and the high-altitude site, which has never seen synthetic chemicals, comprises 11 hectares, with 4.5 hectares of vines and the rest woods and olives. With the assistance of biodynamics consultant Adriano Zago, conversion began in 2018, with Demeter biodynamic certification obtained in 2022, and the land is increasingly self-sufficient, with hydro-powered electricity, in-house composting, forest, beehives, pigs, chickens, and a vegetable garden.

The Eichbauers make three single-vineyard Brunello di Montalcino wines: Sorgente, the parcel that used to produce the estate's Rosso di Montalcino, is now Brunello, and they introduced a third Brunello from Teatro, a micro amphitheatre at 520m, a 'cru within the cru' of Piaggione, made in tiny quantities in select vintages as a de facto Riserva. The Brunello is fermented in cement tanks using native yeasts, with maceration generally over a month. Aging takes place in large oak botti of 40 HL and 10 HL made by Mittelberger in Alto Adige, for about 40 months before bottling.

Wine region

Tuscany, Italy

The Brunello vineyards of Montalcino blanket the rolling hills surrounding the village and fan out at various elevations, creating the potential for Brunello wines expressing different styles. From the valleys, where deeper deposits of clay are found, come wines typically bolder, more concentrated and rich in opulent black fruit; the hillside vineyards produce wines more concentrated in red fruits and floral aromas, with sites reaching up to over 1,600 feet and shallow soils of rocks and shale.

Brunello di Montalcino is focused exclusively on the Sangiovese grape, specifically the local Brunello clone, and the region's terroir of warm, dry climate and well-drained soils imparts richness and complexity to the wines. The hallmark of Brunello is its extended aging, requiring a minimum of four years, with at least two spent in oak barrels, resulting in full-bodied wines with firm tannins, high acidity and long aging potential.

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We will process and ship your order in 2-3 business days, you will receive a shipping confirmation email with tracking as soon as the Carrier scans the shipping label.

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West Coast: 1-2 business days
Midwest: 3-4 business days
East Coast: 5 business days

Process time is not shipping time. Shipping time starts from the days successive to the day of shipping, after the order has been processed.

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