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Capanna Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2016 [NET]

$12999

Montalcino's aristocrat: velvety yet architectural, Capanna's Riserva wraps rich black cherry, crushed herbs, and cigar-box spice in layers of mineral salinity and brisk acidity that define world-class Brunello. This 100% Sangiovese—vinified from the estate's oldest parcels and finest harvests only—aged over 40 months in large Slavonian oak casks, followed by at least 15 months in bottle. The Cencioni family has been crafting Brunello since 1957, and this wine reflects that quiet confidence. Now entering its finest drinking window.

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Antonio Galloni

96 points

"The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva wafts up with a classic Capanna profile, rich yet elegant, with masses of crushed black cherries, sweet herbs, cloves and hints of cigar box. This is velvety yet not weighty, with a salty core of minerals and brisk acids that enliven its citrus-tinged red berries and exotic inner spice. While persistent and structured, the 2016 keeps you coming back to the glass, savory and saline in character with grippy tannins, but also a tug of residual tension that keeps the expression unexpectedly fresh. This is a tremendous Brunello Riserva in the making, and all it needs is time." —Eric Guido

Robert Parker

94 points

"The Capanna 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva reveals a medium-dark ruby color and shiny intensity. This Riserva is balanced and quite beautiful, showing that sharp clarity and freshness that only Sangiovese can deliver in cool and balanced vintages such as this. To the palate, the wine is rather restrained, showing a mid-weight approach and lots of crisp acidity on the close. This Riserva needs more time to open and a few more years of cellar aging. Fruit selection for this wine prioritizes the best clusters with smaller berries and looser bunches that are more resistant to damp and disease. The finished wine ages in large oak casks for four years." —Monica Larner

Decanter

94 points

"Established by the Cencioni family in 1957, Capanna now boasts 20 hectares of southeast-facing vineyards in the area of Montosoli. Selected from the oldest vines, the Riserva is aged in 10- to 25-hectolitre Slavonian oak casks. It is immediately seductive in its aromas of dried leaves, wet forest and sandalwood - yet suggests that there is more to come. Lustrous cherry is studded with sage on the dense palate. This is generous but cinched in the right places, while substantial, chewy tannins are ultimately yielding. Will be better in a few years."

Kerin O'Keefe

89 points

"Leather, underbrush and nutty aromas form the nose along with a whiff of fruitcake. The robust, monolithic palate offers muscle but not much fruit, recalling steeped prune, the heat of evident alcohol and hints of licorice accompanied by firm, close-grained tannins. Despite the tannins, drink sooner rather than later before the remaining fruit dries out completely."

More about Capanna

Capanna makes Brunello the way we love it most. They employ long macerations and age exclusively in large Slavonian botti. There is zero flash here, and zero attempt to appeal to “international” tastes. They want to make thoroughly Tuscan wine, and they do it very well. This is deep Sangiovese with impeccable balance.

Capanna’s vineyards sit in the north of Montalcino, in the Montosoli neighborhood that’s prized for lift and perfume. You feel the cooler exposure in the wine’s poise: dark, clean fruit shaped by fine tannins and natural tension rather than sheer weight.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sangiovese

  • Vintage

    2016

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Earthy , Fruity , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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