Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino - $81.99

Wine Details

Price: $81.99
Producer: Canalicchio di Sopra
Region: Brunello di Montalcino
Varietal: Sangiovese
Container Size: 720 ML
Flavors: dark fruit
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Product Description

  • Root-stock :Sangiovese. Ageing :36 month in oak casks and one year of ageing in bottles. Quality :Brilliant garniet coloured wine, intense, resistant perfume with scents of undergrowth, dry taste harmonious and elegant and a long persistent aroma. Matches : Red meats and game. Seasoned cheeses. Suggestion: Serve at a temperature of 18/20 °C.

Expert Ratings

Ratings   Vintage Source Flavors
WineSpectator - 87 Details: A relaxed red, with dried cherry, tobacco and light espresso character. Medium-bodied, with very fine tannins and a hint of vanilla coming through on the finish. Best after 2009. 1,700 cases made. –JS 2003 WineSpectator dark fruit
Tanzer - 91(+?) Details: ($75) Saturated deep red. Aromas of crushed and dried fruits, flowers and incense. Fat, broad and rich, in a distinctly lush style. Initially showed a chewy fruit skin quality and some tougher tannins but revealed lovely vinosity and a fresh bitter cherry character with aeration. A serious, structured, energetic wine with plenty of dimension and length. (Vinifera Imports, Ronkonkoma, NY) 2003 Tanzer bitter, cherry, dried fruits, flowers, incense
Tastings - 90 Details: Deep blackish-ruby hue. Roasted fruit and earth aromas. A tart entry leads to a full-bodied palate with razor-sharp acidity. Exceptionally well-structured with lots of guts. Intense. Mid-term cellar candidate 1995 Tastings earth
Tastings - 89 Details: Deep, brilliant garnet hue. Subdued black fruit and spice aromas. A lush entry leads to a roasted, medium-bodied palate. Well flavored and supple. A ripe, lush wine. Drinking well. Drink now or later 1994 Tastings black fruit, spice
Tastings - 88 Details: Deep garnet red. Moderately full-bodied. Highly extracted. Moderately oaked. Moderately tannic. Leathery, rich aromas. The palate shows a broad array of earth and black fruit flavors, with chewy tannins coating the mouth. Substantial, with a lovely mouthfeel 1993 Tastings black fruit, earth
Tastings - 86 Details: Deep cherry, magenta cast. Moderately full bodied. Full acidity. Highly extracted. Moderately oaked. Moderately tannic. Reminiscent of red roses, red fruits, nutmeg, tobacco. Deep, broad texture. Chunky richness, with ample spice and earthy note. Chewy tannins hold forth, saying lay me down for a while 1991 Tastings cherry, earthy, nutmeg, red fruits, roses, spice, tobacco
Tastings - 94 Details: Medium full body. Medium acid. Lots of fruit. Medium oak. Lots of tannin. Dry. Reminiscent of nuts, sweet tobacco, black fruits, vegetbales. Earthy, complex, and redolent of cherry and tomato flavors. Wood is balanced underneath. Great balance and length suggest aging potential 1988 Tastings cherry, earthy, nuts, oak, tobacco, tomato
1997 Decanter anise, plummy, spicy
1995 Decanter game, oak

Food Pairings

Category Pairing
Cheese Parmesan
Red Meat Curried Beef, Grilled Flank Steak, Grilled Beef, Barbeque Pulled-Pork or Ribs, Curried Pork, Curried Lamb, Lamb Stew, Rabbit, Salami or Sausage, Sausage
Pasta & Grains Lasagna, Pasta with Creamy Mushroom Sauces, Risotto, Mushroom Risotto
Poultry & Eggs Duck, Game Birds
Vegetables Beans, White, Eggplant, Mushrooms, Mushroom Risotto, Peppers, Spinach Ricotta
Pasta & Grains (Grilled) Tofu
Vegetables Tomato Bread Soup, Vegetable Gratin or Stew
Sauces Red Wine Sauce, Stock Reductions

Wine Terms

Name Value
Italy Makes nearly as much wine as France, but lags behind in their classification system. As a result, Italian wine isn’t taken as seriously as French wine. Most Italian wine is made from native grape varieties that don’t grow well elsewhere, such as Nebbiolo and Sangiovese. The most important regions are Piedmont, where Barolo and Barbaresco dominate, Tuscany, home to Chianti, Montepulciano, and the Super-Tuscans (a collection of relatively new reds), and the Northeastern region, where you’ll find Soave, Valpolicella, and Bardolino. Italy’s soils and climates are varied and ideally suited for viticulture, from the Alpine foothills in the north to the Mediterranean coast in the South. Its hilly landscape provides sun and cooler temperatures, even in the warmest regions. Italy has two categories of fine wines. DOCG, which means regulated and guaranteed place name, refers to a small group of elite wines. DOB wines are those with regulated (but not guaranteed) place names. A lower tier of table wines are grouped into IGT wines, which indicate the location on the label, and ordinary table wines, which carry no geographical indication except, “Italy.”
Sangiovese The best wines from this noble grape come from Tuscany, particularly in the Brunello di Montalcino and Chianti districts, although it is gaining in popularity in California. Sangiovese grapes make wine that is medium to high in acidity and firm in tannin; the wines can be light to full-bodied depending on where the grapes are grown. The aromas and flavors are fruity, often of a cherry-like quality. Hints of violets or a nutty character can also be present.
Brunello di Montalcino Montalcino is located about 70 miles southwest of Florence and takes its name from a variety of oak tree that once covered the terrain. During medieval times the city was famous for its tanneries and the resulting shoes and high quality leather. Montalcino has one of the warmest climates in Tuscany with very unique growing conditions on the northern slopes and the southern slopes. The southern slopes get more sun accounting for more powerful wine. The northern slopes are a cooler climate with less sun causing for wine dryer aromatic wines.

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