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Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino 2001
$130.00/bottle
$123.50/bottle mixed case
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Canalicchio di Sopra
Brunello di Montalcino
2001
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Brilliant garniet coloured wine, intense,
resistant perfume with scents of
undergrowth, dry taste harmonious and elegant and a long persistent aroma.
Matches: Red meats and game. Seasoned cheeses
Wine Advocate
This family-run estate makes an excellent Brunello from its 15 hectares of vineyards in the Canalicchio zone of Montalcino. I recently had the opportunity to taste several vintages of the Brunello, which was a great opportunity to assess recent vintages as well as glean some insights into how the wine ages. From vintage to vintage the wine showed its characteristic notes of scorched earth and ripe dark fruit. With a few years of bottle age the wines often begin to display attractive, heady white truffle overtones. The house favors cask-aging for its Brunello and the wines are made in a fairly traditional style. The medium- to full-bodied 2001 Brunello di Montalcino is rich, plump, and bursting with flavor, showing subtle, delicately woven notes of earthiness, tobacco, smoke, minerals and plenty of dark cherry fruit supported by firm yet fine tannins. It is sure to improve with a few years of cellaring but it is quite impressive even today. Anticipated maturity: 2011-2021.
Score: 91.
—Antonio Galloni,
December
2006.
Wine Spectator
Aromas of blackberry, cherry and lightly toasted oak follow through to a full-bodied palate, with fine and silky tannins and a long finish. This is tight and structured. Needs time in the bottle. Best after 2008.
Score: 90.
—James Suckling,
April
30,
2006.
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