
Casa Raia
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2008
Tasting Notes
COLOUR: Intense ruby red with garnet shades.
AROMAS: Aromas of fresh fruits elegantly followed by tertiary elements as forestfloor, humus and truffle.
TASTE: Fine fruits, persistant texture, fresh finish.
VINTAGE VARIATION: Rainy spring with under-average temperatures. The summertime was hot and sunny with a good temperature range. The month of September was sunny and cool, these weather conditions allowed the grapes to reach the perfect ripeness and healthiness
Casa Raia
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2009
Tasting Notes
COLOUR: Intense ruby red with garnet shades.
AROMAS: At first aromas of ripefruits like blackberry and bluberry elegantly followed by spicy texture of liquirice and toasted coffee. Mineral finish.
TASTE: Hauntingly subtle, silky oaked, impressive length.
VINTAGE VARIATION: Rainy spring which was helpful to refill the groundwater. In June and July we had warm and sunny days alternating with rainfall which anticipated the ripening. September was warm with temperature range which helped the grapes to ripe, be healthy and in a perfect balance.
Casa Raia
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2010
Tasting Notes
COLOUR: Intense ruby red with garnet shades.
AROMAS: At first aromas of ripe red fruits as sour cherry followed by minerals hints of flint and graphite. Finish of tertiary elements with etheric aromas of beeswax and incense.
TASTE: Intense aromas, tangy acidity, lot of tannins.
VINTAGE VARIATION: We had a rainy spring which was helpful to refill the groundwater and delayed the blossoming. The summertime was characterized by the homogeneous alternance of rainfall and sunny days. In September we had a perfect climate with cool night and warm sunny days until the end of the harvest. It was thanks to the extraordinary grapes of this vintage that we could produce this Brunello 2010 characterized by a great elegance, freshness and longevity with intence and extremely complex aromas.
Casa Raia
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2011
Tasting Notes
COLOUR: Intense ruby red with garnet shades.
AROMAS: At first aromas of ripe red fruits that remind cherries under spirit with balsamic aromas like juniper and pine.
TASTE: Ripe aromas, great structure, fine ending.
VINTAGE VARIATION: Sunny spring with the right amount of rain, regular blossoming and fruit set with a balanced number of bunches. In August we had two different climate conditions: the first two weeks we had sunny days but it was not extremly hot with temperatures under 26 degrees and cool nights; the second two weeks we had sunny days and the temperatures were higher than the average, thanks to these conditions the grapes had a great chromatic and sugar concentration.
Casa Raia
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2012
Tasting Notes
COLOUR: Intense ruby red color with garnet reflections.
AROMAS: It opens with aromas of ripe fruit such as blackberries and cherries, where toasted elements of coffee and tobacco are well integrated.
TASTE: Fruit forward, velvety, flowerful finish, fantastic.
VINTAGE VARIATION: Excellent vintage for the quality of the grapes harvested. Spring was characterized by abundant rains that allowed a good supply of aquifers. The summer months were warm and sunny, with very little rain. Sangiovese plant has demonstrated all its resistance capacity allowing the grapes to ripen correctly and to have an excellent concentration in sugars and polyphenols.
Casa Raia
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2013
Tasting Notes
COLOUR: Intense ruby red with garnet shades.
AROMAS: At first aromas of ripe red fruits as cherry and blackberry, spicy hints that remind thyme and sage.
TASTE: Extremely attractive aromas, full body, pretty texture.
VINTAGE VARIATION: The beginning of the Spring was characterized by heavy rainfall. April was sunny and warm while in the month of May we had rain above the average, which helped the plants to accumulate important water supplies and overcome the summer dryness.
June, July and August were hot but without sultry peaks and affected by some rains that allowed the plants not to go into water stress. September was cool but sunny so the grapes reached the right ripeness and a perfect aromas concentration.
Casa Raia
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2014
Tasting Notes
COLOUR: Intense ruby red color with garnet reflections.
AROMAS: Opens with floral aromas reminiscent of violet, then fruity notes emerge, reminiscent of orange with toasted licorice elements inserted.
TASTE: Riper aromas, long and delicious, drink or hold.
VINTAGE VARIATION: Pretty regular spring with just rains in April and May. The summer was cool, characterized by never high temperatures that allowed a slow and gradual development of the plant, but also by frequent rains that severely demands accurate management in the vineyard. Finally, September was characterized by beautiful days interspersed with good amount of rains which allowed the fruits to progress in a slow but gradual accumulation of sugars and polyphenolic components. The harvest was therefore carried out in several moments in order to best select the best bunches.
Casa Raia
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2015
Tasting Notes
COLOUR: Intense ruby red with garnet shades.
AROMAS: At first intense aromas of ripe fruit like sour cherry and blackberry well integrated with tertiary elements given by the long aging in big barrels and the necessary bottle refining.
TASTE: Smooth cherries, great structure, pure élégance.
VINTAGE VARIATION: During the first week of April our Sangiovese vines have sprouted and they kept growing thanks to the abundant water supply from 2014 and 2015 winter rainfall. The weather was then dry and sunny, at the beginning of August some rainy days helped the vines and the temperature dropped allowing the plants to make the photosynthesis in the best conditions and to obtain the perfect ripeness.
This vintage has been rated ad a 5 stars vintage by the Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino.
Casa Raia
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG 2016
Tasting Notes
COLOUR: Intense ruby ​​red color with garnet reflections.
AROMAS: Scents very elegant on the nose, aromas of ripe red fruits like black cherry and blueberry emerge immediately, spicy elements reminiscent of thyme and cinnamon blend well, with an elegant mineral finish with hints of graphite.
TASTE: In the mouth a lot of energy and concentration, but also a nice acidity which gives the right tension. Very persistent, suitable for long aging in the bottle.
CLIMATE TREND: The 2016 vintage was an excellent year characterized by good rains in April and May which gave the plant good vegetative development. The summer months were characterized by the month of June which was particularly rainy, which particularly occupied us in phytosanitary control, but this also contributed to the growth of the branches, while the month of July was particularly hot, which favored the formation of the bunch and accelerated the veraison phase. The drop in temperatures in August favored the movement towards the clusters of all the substances necessary to obtain a product of excellent quality, from a polyphenolic and aromatic point of view. September was cool but sunny, guaranteeing an excellent harvest from a health and quality point of view. Vintage rated five stars by the Brunello di Montalcino wine consortium.