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2018 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino

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April 7, 2024 - $61

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RATINGS

94The Wine Advocate

...elegant and tight with dried cherry, earthy root, pressed violet and exotic spice. The wine's long mandatory aging period has added to its aromatic intensity and textural weight.

94Vinous / IWC

...swirling brings forward nuances of mint, white pepper, dusty black cherries and flowery underbrush...coating of gentle tannin lingers through the medium-length finale, along with hints of licorice, as the mouth is left watering for more.

94Jeb Dunnuck

...violets, herbes de Provence, black raspberry, and wet stone. Generous with its notes of ripe berries, candied cherry, sweet herbs, and tobacco, this full-bodied expression is long on the palate, with ripe though present tannins, and its sanguine and mineral edge drives the wine forward.

92Wine Spectator

This juicy red is highlighted by plum, black cherry, tomato leaf, eucalyptus and mineral flavors. Starts out ripe and balanced, turning drier on the tobacco- and spice-tinged finish. Vibrant and long.

92James Suckling

Perfumed nose of neroli, bergamot, sandalwood, cherry stones and plums. Full-bodied and richly fruity with gently grainy tannins.

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.