Canalicchio di Sopra, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2015

Critics

An opulent red with black-cherry and plum aromas and flavors with undertones of orange peel and porcini mushrooms. It’s full-bodied and layered with depth and intensity throughout. Solid and layered. Very structured. Give this at least three to four years of bottle age. Try after 2024. – 98 Points, James Suckling. 

The Canalicchio di Sopra 2015 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is a beauty. It offers a brilliant interpretation of a warm and sunny vintage from cool, mineral-rich soils in an area with steep shifts between day and nighttime temperatures. This is one of those special wines in which the vintage characteristics fit the territory with the precision of a jigsaw puzzle. The bouquet is fluid and complex with tart cherry fruit, cola, licorice, aniseed and blue flower. That aniseed comes around a second time. The arrangement and order of those aromas changes with each successive swirl of the glass. This Riserva is fermented in stainless steel and aged in Slavonian oak casks for 36 months. Drink 2025 – 2050. – 98 Points, Wine Advocate. 

Producer

Canalicchio di Sopra was founded by Primo Pacenti in 1962 and is now run by his grandchildren Francesco, Simonetta, and Marco. Their 19 hectares of vineyards are planted in Canalicchio and Montosoli on the northern side of Montalcino, and each of these locations lend elegance and grace to these exquisite Sangiovese wines. All wines are aged in medium-sized Slavonian oak Botti.