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2016 Caprili Brunello di Montalcino

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June 18, 2023 - $41

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RATINGS

96Wine Enthusiast

...aromas of wild berry, forest floor, rose and new leather waft out of the glass along with whiffs of camphor. Delicious and smooth, the elegantly structured palate features ripe wild cherry, blood orange and licorice alongside polished tannins...well balanced, with fresh acidity—what a fantastic showing.

95The Wine Advocate

The bouquet opens to bright red fruit, cola, chopped mint and blue flower....lot of beautiful energy on hand...smooth and silky...

95Wine Spectator

...mix of iron, leather, tar and Mediterranean scrub marks this wiry red, which settles into a core of cherry and strawberry as the dense matrix of tannins emerges, asserting itself on the finish.

94Vinous / IWC

...initial burst of medicinal red fruits and exotic spice evolves into a more refined expression of dusty roses, cedar and wild strawberries... The textures are silky in feel, contrasted by an intense wave of tart berries and salty minerals, all carried across a core of zesty acids...rounded tannins...classic and fully satisfying finale.

94James Suckling

Plenty of floral and plum character with some sour-cherry and smoke undertones...full and chewy, yet polished and proper.

94Jeb Dunnuck

...vinous with aromas of balsamic, dried oregano, dried cherry, and tomato leaf. There is ripe fruit upfront on the palate before turning savory with raspberry seed, clove, black tea and an angular structure with classic sensibility.

16Jancis Robinson

...light herbal aroma along with sweet and spicy fruit...hint of citrus. Dry, chalky texture, the acidity standing out against the rather gentle fruit weight...the whole is elegant but slightly lean.

REGION

Italy, Tuscany, Brunello di Montalcino

Brunello di Montalcino is regarded as one of Italy’s best appellations. Located in south central Tuscany below Chianti, the wines of Brunello di Montalcino DOCG are made of a Sangiovese clone called “brunello,” which means “little dark one,” a reference to the brown tones in the skin of the grape. Unlike some Tuscan appellations that allow other grapes to be blended with Sangiovese, Brunello di Montalcino is entirely Sangiovese. Montalcino itself is a picturesque, hill-top town not especially well known for wine production until the mid-19th century, when a local vineyard owner isolated the brunello clone and planted it. Other growers followed suit. Nevertheless it wasn’t until 1970s that wine enthusiasts started paying attention to Brunello di Montalcino, which by then was becoming an outstanding wine. Today there are 120 estates in the DOCG, up from about 25 estates in 1975. Brunellos in general are bigger, darker, more tannic and more powerful wines than Chiantis or most other Sangioveses. By law they must be aged for four years, and two of those years must be in wooden barrels.