Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino 2017

94 POINTS – Wine Spectator, Bruce Sanderson
“This red bursts with sweet, ripe cherry and plum fruit, with tobacco, leather and mineral elements adding depth as it builds to a lingering conclusion. Shows fine balance, a vibrant structure and excellent length. Spicy aftertaste. Best from 2024 through 2042.” 16 March 2022

100% Sangiovese.

VINIFICATION

In steel tanks with fermentation temperature control, daily soft pumping over. Maceration on the skins for 25 days.

MATURATION

36 months in slavonian Oak casks.

VINTAGE NOTES

From a climactic point of view, 2017 can be defined as very similar to 2012 regarding the weather conditions, where these extremes have certainly become its strong point in terms of pleasantness, opulence, and readiness to drink. The springtime saw mild temperatures with little rainfall which resulted in an early bud burst and flowering. The early summer months were very hot with above-average temperatures and without rainfall. On one hand, this situation is ideal for plant health with the absence of plant disease; on the other hand, it is of great stress on the vines, which heartily withstood these conditions thanks to the abundant water reserves accumulated after the 2016 harvest, especially in the more clayey terrain of the Canalicchio Cru.

CELLARING POTENTIAL

The blend favors wines of great minerality and sapidity, supported by excellent acidity ideal for long aging.

Tasting Notes

AROMA

A wine of great personality, generous on the nose, enfolding and sensual.

PALATE

A freshness in the mouth and its surprising balance making it a wine of great pleasure. Elegant and silky tannins give depth and vibration to the wine.