2012 is already an exciting year for Il Palazzone. The cellar is nearly finished and we have two new members in our team. Let me introduce these two SuperTuscans:
Gianni Petricci, or Osso as he is known, has fifteen years… Read the rest Posts tagged as:
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2012 is already an exciting year for Il Palazzone. The cellar is nearly finished and we have two new members in our team. Let me introduce these two SuperTuscans:
Gianni Petricci, or Osso as he is known, has fifteen years… Read the rest 
Today we are bottling 2007 Brunello and 2006 Riserva…. The variety of noises that a bottling line emits is an astounding collection of clinks and clanks, juddering rattles and hisses. Although the insertion of the cork is automated, the bottles… Read the rest 
Bottle-shock is the inevitable trauma that wine experiences when it is transferred to a new environment from a familiar one. In our case a wine ready for bottling goes first from wood to stainless steel. There we blend our Sangiovese… Read the rest 
The days are crisp and clear, with startling blue skies and beautiful sunsets. We have been working the soil around the vines so that any and all winter rains will be fully absorbed by the land. These water reserves may prove useful… Read the rest 
2011 was a funny old year – there’s no two ways about it.
It’s mid-November now and while the nights are bitterly cold, around midday, temperatures could still pass for summer in some countries.
In the wake of the March… Read the rest 
I’d like to think that visitors to Il Palazzone never forget our wines but the reality is that few people who drive to the property ever forget the rollercoaster white-knuckle ride that it takes to get to us. We… Read the rest 
It’s that time of year again; to pick or not to pick? Shall we, shan’t we? Who has, who hasn’t?
This year many producers in Montalcino began harvest at the beginning of September, particularly the low-lying properties. Historically harvest… Read the rest 
On 21st August searing hot winds of 41°C (106 F) blew their way across Montalcino. The word on the hill is that depending on age of vines and position of vineyards, many producers are now facing heat-related damage and we are… Read the rest 
It is typical of the generosity of talented and charismatic Roberto Rossi that, having tasted our Brunello 2006, he gave us his recipe for squab. We had asked him to suggest a perfect dish for the vintage specific QR code on the backlabel of this wine.
Il Silene… Read the rest 
At the end of December 2009 the Consorzio del Brunello launched a new traceability procedure via text messsage. The system is effective from the 1999 vintage onwards and gives the final consumer a way of checking the wine they are… Read the rest 
This week we are doing the second cimatura or topping of the vines. We are cutting back the suckers and tendrils in order to reign back the vines’ force and to increase penetration of sunlight to the fruit. Although there… Read the rest 
The age old dilemma of what wine to order when you go to a restaurant as a couple and one of you wants to order steak while the other wants to order fish usually boils down to the same simple… Read the rest 
Summer is officially with us and after the heavy rains that marked the beginning of June, we now have summer heat and balmy evenings, fireflies and nightingales. The grapes are flourishing under the loving surveillance of Marco, Paolo (our enologist) and Massimo… Read the rest 
Another 10 cm of rain fell in Montalcino between Sunday 5th and Wednesday 8th June but today it is bright, hot and clear. We can see the sea from the property, less than 40 km as the crow flies.
Last… Read the rest 
Have you checked out our new mobile website yet? While the content is the same as if you accessed the page from your computer, the new design is geared especially towards when you browse the page on your phone, making it… Read the rest 
While our wine has remained traditional in every way, Il Palazzone is a pioneer in embracing technology that allows us to connect more directly with those who enjoy our wines and olive oil. We were the first estate in… Read the rest 
We are gearing up to dropping some fruit next week with our first green harvest of the year. The vineyards have all been “zappate” – hand-hoed – so that the soil can absorb whatever water comes their way. Bear in… Read the rest 
On Monday 30th May there was a members’ meeting at the Consorzio del Brunello. A vote was passed to further reduce yields per hectare. Now only up to 6.000 kg of grapes can be harvested per hectare for the production of Brunello, rather… Read the rest 
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