{"product_id":"colleoni-santa-maria-brunello-di-montalcino-santa-maria-riserva-2019","title":"Colleoni, Brunello di Montalcino Santa Maria Riserva 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eVariety: Sangiovese\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"961\" data-start=\"0\"\u003eThe story of \u003cstrong data-end=\"54\" data-start=\"13\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMarino Colleoni\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e began almost by accident. In the early 1990s, Marino and his wife Luisa left their hometown of Bergamo and purchased a small property outside \u003cstrong data-end=\"238\" data-start=\"197\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMontalcino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-end=\"283\" data-start=\"242\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eTuscany\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, drawn by the landscape and a dream of rural life. One evening while walking their land, they noticed grape clusters peeking through the branches of a tree. Curious, they cleared away the overgrown brush and discovered an old, forgotten vineyard hidden beneath the scrub. Rather than replanting, they restored the site and had it certified for \u003cstrong data-end=\"669\" data-start=\"628\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBrunello di Montalcino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. From that unexpected discovery grew a tiny estate, where the Colleonis farm organically and craft small quantities of traditional Sangiovese, letting the high-altitude northern slopes and marl soils shape wines known for their elegance and restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"961\" data-start=\"0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom a tiny 1.5-hectare vineyard planted in 1998 in northern Montalcino at 500 meters of elevation, rooted in soils of clay and limestone. After harvest, the wine undergoes an élevage of at least \u003cstrong\u003e54 months in large Slavonian oak botti \u003c\/strong\u003e(5–25 hL), well-seasoned casks between three and ten years old that allow it to evolve slowly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"wineCRAFT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44699127447575,"sku":"Italian:IT102KL009","price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0268\/9076\/4311\/files\/Colleoni_Riserva_Santa_Maria_2019.jpg?v=1772819980","url":"https:\/\/hartandcru.com\/products\/colleoni-santa-maria-brunello-di-montalcino-santa-maria-riserva-2019","provider":"HART \u0026 CRU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}