Stella di Campalto
Brunello di Montalcino Piccoli Contenitori
The San Giuseppe Winery takes its name from the sharecropping estate established by Giuseppe Martelli in 1910. Abandoned in 1940, the estate was acquired by the Stella Viola di Campalto in 1992. Stella is deeply devoted to the rhythms, culture, and beauty of Montalcino.
The 13-hectare San Giuseppe estate includes 6.7 hectares of vineyards. A great deal of time and resources are devoted to maintaining the natural ecosystem in and around the vineyards, resulting in wines that are pure, unrepeatable expressions of their terroir and year of origin. Each plot is a small cru with its own distinct character and each wine is vinified separately in wooden vats. The estate has been certified organic since 1996 and employed biodynamic methods since 2002.
Tasting Notes
This unique selection of “little containers” or piccoli contenitori is nonetheless a Brunello of grand ambition; structure and silk and the classic aromatic signature of Stella’s organically raised Sangiovese wines.
Cultivation
Vineyards are farmed biodynamically using only manure and silice with no irrigation. Grapes are hand-picked in small crates, de-stemmed, and transferred into the 30 quintal wooden vats. Nothing is added before, during, or after the arrival of the bunch, except sulphur dioxide in minimum doses.
Vinification
Grapes fermented in wood barrels.
Aging
Aged for 45 months in small oak cask, then 32 months in bottle.
APPELLATION
DOCG Brunello di Montalcino
VARIETAL
Sangiovese
ABV
14.5%
PHILOSOPHY
Biodynamic, Organic