RP
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What: From grapes from two estate crus
Why: For those who don't want to give up a good glass every day
Perfect with: Traditional Tuscan dishes, particularly with meat
RP
V
What: From grapes from two estate crus
Why: For those who don't want to give up a good glass every day
Perfect with: Traditional Tuscan dishes, particularly with meat
Italy
Canalicchio di Sopra, Loc. Casaccia, 73, 53024 Montalcino SI - Italia
The 2020 Rosso di Montalcino is deep, dark and almost sensual in the glass, as black cherries and minty herbs give way to hints of worn leather and spice. It coasts along the palate with silken waves of ripe red berries, coming across as supremely soft and pliant, yet all kept in balance by saline-tinged acids. Rosy florals and hints of licorice linger, as the 2020 tapers off fresh yet potent and long. This is an elegant beauty.
- Eric Guido
Proprietor Francesco Ripaccioli was kind enough to submit two vintages of his Rosso for review. Rosso sees its commercial release at a different time than Brunello, so it's hard to be timely with one set of reviews without being behind on the others. Hitting the market soon, the warm-vintage Canalicchio di Sopra 2020 Rosso di Montalcino is supple and rich. This wine shows rich fruit weight and soft aromas of baked cherry and plum. The alcohol content is a decisive 14.5% on this 33,330-bottle production.
- Monica Larner
The first vintage produced of this Rosso di Montalcino dates back to 1975. Since then, the Canalicchio di Sopra winery has always dedicated part of the grapes harvested in its estate vineyards to this entry-level red. Less demanding than its elder brother, the 'Brunello', but always extremely pleasant and gratifying. Today, this red wine is produced with Sangiovese grapes from the north-facing Canalicchio cru, where the soil has a prevalent clay component and a very strong mineral presence, and from the Montosoli cru, one of the most historic in the area. We are about 300 metres above sea level, where the Sangiovese grapes reach perfect ripeness thanks to a warm sun and beneficial breezes that help lower temperatures on hot days. Vinification takes place in steel tanks, with fermentation temperature control, and several daily pump-overs to favour the extraction of colouring and aromatic substances from the skins. Then, after vinification, the wine matures for at least two months in 50 hectolitre Slavonian oak casks and 750 litre French oak barrels. A perfect wine for the whole meal, it goes well with traditional Tuscan dishes, especially meat.
Elegance is the essence of our production philosophy. And the crus where we have been cultivating our vineyards for half a century enjoy a favourable microclimate for our grapes'. We are in Tuscany, in the Montalcino area. Here, since 1962, the Canalicchio di Sopra winery has been a fine family business. It was Primo Pacenti who founded it. Thanks to his work, and that of his son-in-law Pier Luigi Ripaccioli, the aim was to achieve a high level of quality right from the start. The company's first bottle dates back to 1966 and the following year the young company became one of the 12 founding brands of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino. Today, the company is managed by the third generation and can count on a total of about 60 hectares, on the north-eastern slope of the Montalcino hillside. Of these, no less than 19 are cultivated as vineyards, within a context rich in biodiversity, scenic beauty and Unesco heritage. Each wine represents a particular microclimate and each expresses the peculiarities of the vineyards of origin. Fresh wines with long ageing potential.
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