100% Sangiovese
"The Caparzo 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is delicious with lots of pretty intensity, nicely balanced fruit, blackberry, spice, cedarwood and campfire ash. This is a delicately perfumed wine that offers more power and length than you might initially anticipate. That's the secret soul of the 2016 vintage—elegance and brawn wrapped tightly together in one package. Some 15,000 bottles were produced." - Robert Parkers Wine Advocate
"Ripe, sweet cherry and raspberry fruit are accented by floral, mineral and wild herbs in this alluring red. A backbone of dense, dusty tannins provides support, and the ripe fruit returns on the savory finish. Excellent length." - Wine Spectator
"Plum, ripe-berry and floral aromas with hints of sandalwood and fresh mushrooms. It’s full-bodied with firm, ripe tannins and a fresh, crushed-stone finish. A little timid now. Give it another two or three years." - James Suckling
"Prior to acquiring the Altesino estate, Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini purchased Caparzo in 1998. The property includes 28 hectares designated for Brunello and this estate bottling amalgamates vineyards from four distinct areas with different exposures and soils. The 2016 is charming with a delicate lightness and lively brightness. Violet, rosemary and liquorice aromas lead to cool mint and brambly notes on the palate. Easy flowing and seamless with smooth tannins and a dusty cherry finish." - Decanter
"The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino shows mineral-laced black cherries with earth tones and hints of tanned leather. It’s soft in texture with a polished display of ripe berries and savory spice, as zesty acids create a juicy expression while slow-mounting tannins collect upon the senses. This turns dry and structured toward the finale, yet with the balance for a long and steady evolution in the cellar. This is really very nice." - Vinous
Vor mehr als 30 Jahren beschloss eine Gruppe von Freunden aus Mailand, selbst einen guten Brunello zu machen, einen jener großen, weltweit gerühmten Klassiker aus der Rebsorte Sangiovese Grosso. Brunello reift bei Caparzo für 24 Monate in mittelgroßen Fässern aus slawonischer Eiche. Es folgt eine einjährige Flaschenreifung. Der Stil verkörpert Klassik und Moderne, dabei elegant ohne den modernen Aspekt überzubetonen.
Der Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino zeigt sich im Glas intensiv granatrot. Darüber finden wir eub kraftvolles Bukett nach Waldfrüchten, Schwarzkirsche, Gewürzen, Lakritz und Tabak sowie mit fein eingewobene Holznoten. Am Gaumen harmonisch und weich, mit rundem, langem Abgang und trockener Terroir-Würze.
