Taking steps towards the zoning of Montalcino
Montalcino has a very diverse territory with climate that ranges from Mediterranean coastal conditions, on the Southern slopes, to Continental on the North side.
Elevation over sea level starts at 100 metres and climbs to over 600 metres. The fact is that there are many Montalcino’s and as a consequence many Brunello interpretations.
In writing the bylaws of Brunello, our forefathers contemplated the possibility of labelling single vineyard Brunello with the term “Vigna” to distinguish it from the wines obtained through blending different plots.
Col d’Orcia has just released, with vintage 2011, a new single vineyard Brunello named Nastagio, http://www.coldorcia.com/e-commerce/article/brunello-nastagio
Nastagio (also known as Nastasio) is the name of the ancient farm house, already included in Grand Duke Leopold’s maps, and of the area where the grapes are sourced.
Brunello Nastagio is the result of the long experience accumulated by Col d’Orcia in the development and management of the Sangiovese vineyard. Nastagio is also the result of the many Research chapters conducted over more than twenty years by Col d’Orcia with the University of Florence.
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Cactus are a common weed on the Southern slopes of Montalcino
A view of he Nastagio vineyard in early spring
