2020 Canalicchio di Sopra, Brunello di Montalcino

Der Brunello di Montalcino repräsentiert die Essence des Weinguts Canalicchio di Sopra: Er ist elegant, tief und kraftvoll und bringt die Frische der Sangiovese Traube zur vollen Geltung. Der Brunello di Montalcino entsteht aus Trauben der älteren Reben aus dem Bereich Montosoli, mit einem sehr mineralischen Galestro Anteil. Dazu kommen Trauben aus dem Bereich Canalicchio di Sopra der durch tiefe Böden mit Lehmanteil charakterisiert ist. Der Ausbau erfolgt für 3 Jahre in traditionellen Fässern aus slavonischer Eiche.

Die Weine zeichnen sich durch eine große Mineralität und Saftigkeit aus, unterstützt von einer ausgezeichneten frischen Säure, die unter anderem auch die große Langlebigkeit der Weine unterstützt.

 

Vinous, Eric Guido

2020 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino 95/100

A burst of black cherries and cloves gives way to shavings of cedar and lifting hints of mentholated herbs as the dynamic 2020 Brunello di Montalcino comes to life in the glass. This is soothingly round and pliant with an inner sweetness up front and crisp wild berry fruits that cascade across the palate. It's structured and firm, yet its tannins are sweet and round, tapering off with a pleasantly bitter tinge of blackberry and sour citrus. The 2020 aims to please and it is already incredibly approachable today. With no Riserva produced in 2020, all of the juice from Vigna Vecchia Mercatale was used to bolster this spectacular Brunello.

 

Monica Larner, RobertParker.com

2020 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino 93+/100

Release Price, $109, Drink Date 2025 - 2040

This is a standout wine that marries red and purple fruit flavors with tangy hints of green curry leaf, rhubarb and sweet earth. The Canalicchio di Sopra 2020 Brunello di Montalcino carries a distinct signature that recalls not only the Sangiovese grape but a sense of place. You can mistake this for nothing but a Brunello. The vintage manages power and aromatic intensity but is also magically leaner and definitely more elegant in terms of mouthfeel. The immediate results are perhaps more accessible and also quite pleasurable now in this 41,362-bottle release. Canalicchio di Sopra did not produce its Brunello di Montalcino Riserva in 2020. Fruit for that wine from the Vigna Vecchia Mercatale site went into the village bottling of Brunello instead.