Podere Salicutti
Rosso di Montalcino
Podere Salicutti was founded by Francesco Leanza, and then transitioned with the utmost care to Felix and Sabine Eichbauer who carry on the tradition of winemaking with humility, maturity, and conviction. As the first organically certified estate in Montalcino with vines dating back to 1994, Salicutti prides itself on wines that showcase the uninhibited brilliance of its terroir.
In the Tuscany region of Italy, the 11-hectare property includes 4.5 hectares of vines sitting at 420-500 meters in elevation with Sangiovese that grow on three adjoining plots — Teatro, Sorgente, and Piaggione. With manual tending of the vines and calcareous soil during the spring months followed by a meticulous harvest, each cluster is hand-picked at its ideal ripeness. A focus on fostering typicity and the fullest expression of Podere Salicutti’s strengths results in uniquely beautiful and complex wines that never fail to delight.
Tasting Notes
Gentle spice, dense cherry, and red berry aromas from a well balanced vineyard boasting fewer stones and a natural spring running 4 meters below the vineyards. A bit more generous on fruit and still very seriously structured.
Cultivation
Manual harvest, mechanical destemming.
Vinification
Spontaneous fermentation with autochthonous yeast and in stainless steel vats, automatic temperature control system via water circulation. 12-21 days maceration. Spontaneous malolactic fermentation.
Aging
Aged 18 months in 130 gallons tonneaux barrels made of French oak (20% new barrels), followed by six months in the bottle before the wine is marketed. *Note: Salicutti no longer produces Rosso di Montalcino. The last was with the 2018 vintage.
Press
2017:
90 points - Antonio Galloni
2016:
91 points - Wine Enthusiast
APPELLATION
DOC Rosso di Montalcino
VARIETAL
Sangiovese
ABV
14%
PHILOSOPHY
Organic, biodynamic
ANNUAL PRODUCTION
5,000-6,800 btls