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Canalicchio di Sopra, Brunello di Montalcino 2010
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Reviewed by: Monica Larner
The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino will blow you away. This is a delightful expression that boasts its extreme quality from the minute the wine is poured from the bottle. As you should expect, it just gets better and better with each additional minute in the glass. It opens to a vibrant dark ruby color and blackish-garnet hues. The bouquet is ever changing and shows a long succession of aromatic characteristics that rage from dark fruit, plum, spice, leather, licorice, red rose, balsam and grilled herb. It's textbook Brunello from a great vintage and this side of the appellation (on the northeastern side) performs fantastically in 2010. This beauty should hold fifteen years or more.
Reviewed by: Monica Larner
The excellent 2010 Brunello di Montalcino is a true standout of the vintage. This is a deep, full-bodied expression with thick aromatic layers that give the bouquet a greater semblance of importance and intensity. Dark plum, blackberry, dried cherry, licorice, tar, black truffle, leather and cured meat all play supporting roles. The wine ages in large oak casks for three years for a slow oxidative evolution that has set the course for this wine's steady lonegevity. Smoke, ash and crushed stone make for elegant background tones. Drink it after 2017.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
A ripe and rich intense wine with blackberry, plum and mineral character that goes to mushroom and peppermint. Full body, fine tannins and a juicy finish. So long and beautiful. Absolutely delicious now. But will be even better in three or four years.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
A ripe, rich, intense wine with blackberry, plum and mineral character that goes to mushroom and peppermint. Full body, fine tannins and a juicy finish. So long and beautiful. Absolutely delicious now, but will be even better in three or four years.
About the Producer
Canalicchio di Sopra is a famous winery in the Tuscany region of Italy, known for its dry red wines. Primo Pacenti founded Canalicchio di Sopra in 1962 with an unbridled passion for the vineyards. Today, Primo's children and grandchildren have joined the winery, bringing with them new ideas and advanced winemaking techniques. Situated in the hills of Montalcino, with 15 hectares of vineyards, Calle Rico is one of the most famous plantations in Montalcino and the only winery in the region to bear the symbol of Montalcino, the Bell Tower. It is the only winery in the region to bear the symbol of Montalcino, the Bell Tower. It uses traditional techniques and state-of-the-art equipment to achieve a remarkable blend of elegance and modernity in the red wines of Brunello. Calle Rico wines are sought after by wine tasters and top wine review magazines around the world. The world-renowned wine critic, Roberto Parker, did not hesitate to award his Brunello red wines with a score of 91 points. Canalicchio Di Sopra Rosso Di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, Canalicchio Di Sopra Brunello Di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, and Canalicchio Di Sopra Brunello Di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, are among the wines produced by Canalicchio. Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy) and Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Tuscany, Italy, made from the famous Sangiovese grape from Tuscany. Sangiovese grapes.
