SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURAL PRACTICES. SINGLE VINEYARD BRUNELLO - 5-HECTARE LA CASA VINEYARD IS ON MONTOSOLI HILL. HAND HARVESTED, PRIMARY FERMENTATION FOR 7 DAYS, WITH SKIN CONTACT FOR 10-15 DAYS LONGER: SPONTANEOUS MALOLACTIC FERMENTATION, AT LEAST 2 YEARS IN BARREL FOLLOWED BY AT LEAST 4 MONTHS IN BOTTLE. RUBY, EVOLVING TO GARNET WITH AGE. PENETRATING, AMPLE, AND EXTREMELY COMPLEX, WITH WILD BERRY FRUIT, SPICE AND VANILLA. THE PALATE IS DRY, WARM, WELL BALANCED AND AUSTERE, AMPLE AND PERSISTENT