BRANCAIA IL BLU 2000

Brancaia IL BLU 2000
The flagship product of our vineyards. This IGT shows how it is possible to create a
BRANCAIA an elegant, complex and intense wine. For many wine lovers throughout the
world, this wine is already a classic.

Grapes:
55% Sangiovese, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon

Alcohol:
13.5 vol%

Harvest:
31.8. – 29.9.2000

Fermentation temperature:
30 – 32 ° C

Contact with peels:
18 days
Barrel maturation:
2/3 new barriques, 1/3 used barrels
Aging:
18 months in barriques, 4 months in bottle.
Bottling:
May 2002
Formats:
0.75L, 1.5L, 3.0L
First vintage produced:
1988
Serving suggestions:
Dishes with strong and decisive flavors. Red meat
like beef or lamb, game, both fried and
roast.
Acknowledgments:
Gambero Rosso 2003
91/100 + three stars I Vini di Veronelli 2003
AIS Duemilavini Guide 2003
81/100 Italian Wine Guide 2003
89/100 Enogea 2002
16/20 L’Espresso 2003
92/100 Int. Wein-Prämierung Zürich 2001
92/100 Alles ueber Wein 2002
93/100 Falstaff 2002
92/100 World 2003
18/20 Weinwisser 2002
90/100 Wine Advocate No. 144
90/100 Wine Spectator 2002