“The harvest period moved to October takes us back in memory to years past, when the Sangiovese was still on the plant right in this period. In Montalcino, this year’s harvest is one that every producer hopes to be able to do, both in terms of quantity and quality”. This is how the president of the Consortium of Brunello di Montalcino wine, Fabrizio Bindocci, comments on the start of the harvest for the Vintage 2024 in the Tuscan municipality, which will last about twenty days.
The vineyards, the Consortium’s analysis shows, have recorded a progressive maturation over the summer. In September, the drop in temperatures and the rains then allowed the plant to slow down the accumulation of sugars and to rebalance the phenolic component. The expected quantities are decidedly higher than last year despite the thinning carried out to settle the vegetative-productive balance of the plant. The result highlights grapes in excellent phytosanitary condition and an average weight of the bunch decidedly higher than last year’s averages. A year in which we expect probably lower alcohol levels, with musts characterized by aromaticity and finesse of perfumes.
About Montalcino and Brunello
In Montalcino there are over 3,400 hectares of vineyards registered as DOC and DOCG protected by the Consortium; of these, more than 2,000 are for Brunello – an extension that has remained unchanged since 1997 – and almost 900 are for Rosso di Montalcino, up over 67% following the increase in the surface area for the DOC ratified in September.
However, the expansion does not involve the planting of new vineyards as the additional hectares that can be claimed are already part of the maps of the territory as a share of vineyards cultivated with Sangiovese but not yet included in the quota registers.
