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CAPANNA , Brunello di Montalcino DOCG 2017 Bottle
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About this wine
Capanna Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
The Brunello di Montalcino is a deep ruby red that’s, with aromas of dried red fruits and dried wild herbs. The palate, elegant and ethereal, is completely together, an infusion of the tastes and textures. Made with 100% Sangiovese (selected from their oldest vines), the juice is allowed to macerate on skins for 20-30 days and fermented at a controlled temperature followed by spontaneous MLF (malolactic fermentation), both stages in cone-shaped Slavonian oak casks. The wine is then racked off into 10 to 32 hectolitre Slavonian oak casks for a period of around 34-38 months prior to being bottle-aged for at least six months.
'An estate that has been on a roll of late with super-elegant wines.'
Antonio Galloni
The south-easterly exposure of the Montosoli vineyards—to the north of Montalcino—and the clay-rich soil together with meticulous work in the vineyards ensures that the vines have a healthy growing period and produce wines of elegance, structure and acidity.
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Expert Review
James Suckling
Lots of ripe berries and sandalwood with nutmeg. It’s full-bodied with chewy tannins and a big, juicy finish. Needs time to soften. Chunky. Try after 2025.
93 points, JamesSuckling.com (February 2022)
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Monica Larner
The Capanna 2017 Brunello di Montalcino shows fresh primary fruit initially, but the bouquet is otherwise footed in ethereal tones of balsam herb, cola, crushed flowers and autumnal leaf. The wine delivers purity and a nice level of complexity that flirts with both varietal and territory-specific characteristics. It registers 15% alcohol, but thankfully it's not too intrusive. That power and the wine's structure, with some mild tannic bitterness, plays against the delicate quality of fruit you get here.
93 points, Wine Advocate (February 2022)
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Vinous
The 2017 Brunello di Montalcino is smoky with peppery wild berries, crushed roses and hints of flowery underbrush. This coasts across the palate, with silky textures infused by saline-minerals and perfumed red fruits. There’s an almost-sultry character here, seductive, yet also rough around the edges, with nervous acids that nicely balance the silty tannins that it leaves behind. This is far from a classic style of Brunello, yet impossible to ignore, captivating to the senses and sure to provide a massive amount of pleasure over the medium term.
93 points, Eric Guido, Vinous (March 2022)
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Walter Speller
Developing mid ruby. Perfumed, peppery and concentrated cherry fruit nose. Sappy, intense cherry fruit with quite a bit of stubborn tannins that need more time.
16.5 points, JancisRobinson.com (January 2022)
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Ned Goodwin MW
A firm and full-weighted traditional Brunello. Riffs on walnut, mahogany, mint, saddle leather, campfire and bing cherry. The tannins, a swathe across the mouth of considerable girth and chew. A little rustic, but this will age very well over the next two decades.
93 points, Ned Goodwin, Master of Wine (March 2023)
The Capanna farm, owned by the Cencioni family since 1957, is situated in the Montosoli area, to the north of Montalcino. It was founded by Giuseppe Cencioni and, helped by his sons Benito and Franco, it was one of the first farms of the modern period of Brunello. They started bottling their own wines in the 1960s and after Brunello di Montalcino was granted DOC status in 1966, Giuseppe was one of the 25 founders of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino. Production, initially only a few thousand bottles, then increased when new vineyards were planted.
The estate is now run by Benito’s son, Patrizio, who is in turn joined by his considered and contemplative son, Amadeo. If ever there was a wine that spoke to the character of its maker, Capanna must be it! It’s obvious to see the deep knowledge and care that they both hold for this place and the work that their father and grandfathers have done before them. They both reside on the estate and you truly do feel the connection between man and land when you visit.
