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| The Fortress of Montalcino (Siena, Italy) |
Welcome in My Own Italy, happy to let you discover Italy with My Personal Touch!
Today I'd like to tell you something about one of the most famous land of wine: Brunello di Montalcino .
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| Montalcino (Siena), The Fortress |
Montalcino is located on a hill about 600 meters to the right of the Orcia river, about 40 km south-west of Siena, in Tuscany.
Origin of the first Etruscan and then Roman.
Origin of the first Etruscan and then Roman.
Its strategic location on the ancient Via Francigena was such that Montalcino rapidly acquired the structure of the military city with great defensive walls, numerous towers and the beautiful fortress that, despite the many sieges, was never conquered.
Became a free city under the Guelphs, Montalcino fought almost all the wars of the Middle Ages is and Ghibelline factions and against both the nearby Siena until 1361 when it was granted to Montalcinesi Siena citizens.
The Fortezza was built in 1381 by Domenico di Feo and Mino Foresi and incorporates part of the walls and towers of the previous century.
The Fortezza was built in 1381 by Domenico di Feo and Mino Foresi and incorporates part of the walls and towers of the previous century.
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| Montalcino, The Fortress |
The plant is irregular pentagon with slender corner towers. Inside, the spacious courtyard is now used as a theater for shows and cultural events.
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| Montalcino and Its Brunello Wine |
Montalcino is known even (and mostly!) for the production of the Brunello Wine: Brunello, a diminutive of "Bruno",
a male given name which means brown, is the name that was given locally
to what was believed to be an individual grape variety grown in
Montalcino.
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| Wine Testing in Montalcino (Siena, Italy) |
Brunello di Montalcino is made 100% from Sangiovese.
The Sangiovese grape is the most widely planted grape in the Montalcino
region and is the only permitted grape in the Brunello di Montalcino
DOCG.
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| Wine Shopping in Montalcino (Siena, Tuscany) |
The particular clones of Sangiovese are unique to the Montalcino
region and have developed in adaption to that area's specific terroir.
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| Geraniums in The Fortress |
The altitude and climate of the Montalcino region has provided an area where Sangiovese ripens more fully and consistently than anywhere else in Tuscany!
I hope you will enjoy this so famous italian wine...
I'll wait for your suggestions and comments!
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