Il Marroneto

### History Il Marroneto is a small family estate based in the northern sector of the Montalcino denomination, not far from the town itself. The property has been in the hands of the Mori family for several decades, with Alessandro Mori serving as the driving figure behind its modern reputation. The estate built its name steadily rather than suddenly, earning recognition through consistency across vintages rather than through critical events or abrupt stylistic pivots. It remains resolutely independent and small in scale, with production shaped by the limits of its own vineyard holdings rather than by any ambition to expand.

### Vineyards The estate's most important holding is the Madonna delle Grazie vineyard, situated on the northern slope of the Montalcino hill at meaningful elevation. North-facing exposures at altitude in this part of Tuscany translate to longer hang times, slower phenolic development, and wines that tend toward finesse over weight. The soils in this zone are predominantly galestro and alberese, the rocky, schist-like and clay-limestone formations characteristic of the better Montalcino sites. Specific hectare counts for the estate's holdings are not widely documented in the public record. Farming practices have not been formally certified organic as far as public records confirm, though the estate's scale and approach are broadly consistent with careful, low-intervention viticulture.

### Winemaking Il Marroneto produces Brunello di Montalcino, a Riserva Brunello from the Madonna delle Grazie vineyard, and two Rosso di Montalcino bottlings distinguished by vineyard selection: the Ignaccio and the Iacopo, the latter labeled as a Selezione in some vintages. The Rosso bottlings are not simply declassified Brunello; they reflect distinct selection decisions and drink as serious wines in their own right rather than as waiting-room versions of the Brunello. Fermentation relies on Sangiovese's native yeast populations, and aging follows the Brunello disciplinare requirements for large-format oak, with the estate's style leaning toward Slavonian or large cask aging rather than barriques, producing wines of considerable aromatic clarity and structural precision. Filtration practices are not publicly detailed. The Madonna delle Grazie Riserva is the estate's flagship and is produced only in years the fruit justifies it.