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About Canalicchio di Sopra
Located in Montalcino, Tuscany, Canalicchio di Sopra has been making one of Italy’s finest and rarest red wines, Brunello, for three generations. Their wines display an exquisite combination of power and elegance in their expression of the Sangiovese grape.
The northern section of Montalcino where Canalicchio di Sopra is located has a cooler climate and higher altitude than its southern counterpart. The cool breezes and limited Mediterranean influences lend Canalicchio di Sopra wines a superb ripeness and structure not found in other areas of Montalcino. The winery’s Brunello and Brunello Riserva have time and again been lauded for their richness, full body, and delicate balance; and they consistently receive excellent reviews and high scores from top wine critics.
“Readers who have not tasted these wines owe it to themselves to do so. Canalicchio di Sopra is without question one of the most exciting estates in Montalcino today.” — Antonio Galloni
One of Brunello’s earliest pioneers, Primo Pacenti founded Canalicchio di Sopra in 1962 and helped found the Consorzio of Brunello di Montalcino winemakers in 1967. He believed in the quality and potential of the Sangiovese grape during a difficult, unsure time in the area’s history — the dismantling of the sharecropping system in Italy. A peasant farmer, he held little security to back his risky investment of buying land, but was determined not to be uprooted like so many others. His courage, fortitude and hard work yielded the reward of some of the finest wines to ever come from Tuscany’s hills. “I never dreamed that the tiny parcel of land I bought on the hill of Montalcino would return me riches I could never imagine.”
Pacenti was followed by his son-in-law, Pier Luigi Ripaccioli; and his grandchildren Simonetta, Marco, and Francesco entered the family business in 2001. The estate, once the rustic farmstead of a hopeful farmer, now also boasts a beautiful wine relais(“inn”) in Montalcino, where guests can relax and enjoy the Tuscan lifestyle among vineyards and olives groves. While elegant and expansive, it retains a rustic countryside charm — a subtle balance of contrasts also evident in the estate’s excellent wines.
SangioveseSANGIOVESE: (Pronounced "sahn-joh-vhe-se").
Sangiovese - Italy's claim to fame, the pride of Tuscany. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. It produces Chianti (Classico), Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino, Rosso di Montepulciano, Montefalco Rosso, and many others. Sangiovese is also the backbone in many of the acclaimed, modern-styled "Super-Tuscans", where it is blended with Bordeaux varietals (Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc) and typically aged in French oak barrels, resulting a wine primed for the international market in the style of a typical California cabernet: oaky, high-alcohol, and a ripe, jammy, fruit-forward profile.[16]
Semi-classic grape grown in the Tuscany region of Italy. Used to produce the Chianti and other Tuscan red wines. Has many clonal versions, two of which seem to predominate. The Sangiovese Grosso clone Brunello variety is used for the dark red, traditionally powerful and slow-maturing "Brunello di Montalcino" wine. The other is the Sangiovese Piccolo, also known under the historical synonym name Sangioveto, used for standard Chianti Classico DOC wines. Old vine derived wine is often used in the better versions, needing several years ageing to reach peak. A third clone, Morellino, is used in a popular wine blend with the same name found in the southern part of the province. Recent efforts in California with clones of this variety are very promising, producing medium-bodied reds with rich cherry or plumlike flavors and aromas. Among the available clonal versions are R6 and R7, derived from the Montalcino region of Italy, having average productivity/ripening and producing small berries on medium size clusters. R10 and R24 are well-recommended. R23, listed as deriving from the Emilia-Romagna region, has good vigor with medium-small clusters with earlier ripening. R102 derives from the Montepulciano region and reported to have average vigor with moderate productivity that results in higher sugar levels and good acidity from medium-small berries on medium-small clusters. Has synonym name of Nielluccio where grown in Corsica.Italy Italian Wines (ItalianMade.com, The Italian Trade Commission) | Italian Wine Guide on the WineDoctorTuscany Tuscany (ItalianMade.com) | TuscanytMontalcino Montalcino websiteBrunello di Montalcino Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino (Official DOCG website) |
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