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    Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino 2022
    Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino 2022
    Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino 2022
    Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino 2022

    Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino 2022

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      The Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino 2022 is crafted primarily from the estate's younger vineyards and serves as a captivating introduction to their style. This energetic, fruity, and versatile expression of Sangiovese showcases the estate's sole variety. The wine is long and deep, with ripeness reflecting the warmer year, but balanced beautifully by Canalicchio's signature freshness. Wine critic Walter Speller described this release as an "overachiever." Its bouquet offers sought-after notes of rose, deep cherry, white pepper, and tobacco leaf, followed by succulent fruit and polished, cheek-tugging tannins on the palate.

      The Rosso di Montalcino is predominantly sourced from the vineyards located in the Canalicchio Cru (300m elevation), where soils rich in clay and intermediate elements like magnesium, iron, and manganese shape the wine's character. In certain vintages, a small percentage of grapes may also come from the Montosoli Cru, where marl soils contribute added sapidity and minerality.

      Fermentation occurs in steel vats under controlled temperatures, with daily soft pumping over. The wine undergoes a 15-20 day maceration on the skins, followed by 12 months of aging in Slavonian oak barrels (50 hl and 25 hl) and French oak barrels (750 litres).

      The Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino 2022 is crafted primarily from the estate's younger vineyards and serves as a captivating introduction to their style. This energetic, fruity, and versatile expression of Sangiovese showcases the estate's sole variety. The wine is long and deep, with ripeness reflecting the warmer year, but balanced beautifully by Canalicchio's signature freshness. Wine critic Walter Speller described this release as an "overachiever." Its bouquet offers sought-after notes of rose, deep cherry, white pepper, and tobacco leaf, followed by succulent fruit and polished, cheek-tugging tannins on the palate.

      The Rosso di Montalcino is predominantly sourced from the vineyards located in the Canalicchio Cru (300m elevation), where soils rich in clay and intermediate elements like magnesium, iron, and manganese shape the wine's character. In certain vintages, a small percentage of grapes may also come from the Montosoli Cru, where marl soils contribute added sapidity and minerality.

      Fermentation occurs in steel vats under controlled temperatures, with daily soft pumping over. The wine undergoes a 15-20 day maceration on the skins, followed by 12 months of aging in Slavonian oak barrels (50 hl and 25 hl) and French oak barrels (750 litres).

      Maker

      Canalicchio di Sopra

      Varietal

      Sangiovese

      Country

      Italy

      Region

      Montalcino, Tuscany

      Vintage

      2022

      ABV

      14.5%

      Bottle size

      750ml

      Trusted by the professionals

      Canalicchio di Sopra Rosso di Montalcino 2022

      Savory berries and plums with touches of iron and minerals on the nose. Juicy on the palate, with a medium body and a mouthful of dusty tannins. A solid Rosso di Montalcino.

      — James Suckling, 92 Points

      Remarkably pretty and spicy to the core, the 2022 Rosso di Montalcino blossoms in the glass with a bouquet of rose petals and wild strawberries offset by white pepper. This is lifted and graceful in style with a salty, saline core that grumbles beneath its ripe wild berry fruits. It finishes tense and structured, with a trace of sour cranberry and citrus that tugs at the cheeks. The purity of Sangiovese is on full display here. Have patience with the 2022 because the best is yet to come.

      — Eric Guido, Vinous, 91+ Points

      Lustrous mid ruby. Perfumed, deep cherry nose with a hint of complex oak and just the beginning of tobacco leaf. Lush, succulent fruit and polished tannins on the palate. Long and deep and clearly from a hot year, but well balanced. Overachiever.

      — Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com, 17 Points (Superior)

      Canalicchio di Sopra

      Founded by Primo Pacenti in 1962, Canalicchio di Sopra has been a family-run estate for over six decades. In 1987, Primo was joined by his son-in-law Pier Luigi Ripaccioli, and since 2001, Pier Luigi's children—Francesco, Simonetta, and Marco—have taken the helm. The estate produces both Rosso di Montalcino and Brunello di Montalcino, drawing from the esteemed Canalicchio and Montosoli parcels on the northern side of Montalcino, which together total 19 hectares of vineyards.

      The soils in the Canalicchio parcels are predominantly clay with pebbles and a strong mineral content, resulting in wines with aromatic intensity, opulence, and minerality. The Casaccia parcel is particularly notable for its extraordinary elegance, latent power, balance, and silky tannins, which often see it bottled separately. The Rosso di Montalcino is made from the estate's younger vineyards and represents the winery's calling card—a fresh, fruity, and versatile expression of Sangiovese. The first vintage was produced in 1975, when it was still referred to as "Red Wine from Brunello vines."

      The soils in the Canalicchio parcels are predominantly clay with pebbles and a strong mineral content, resulting in wines with aromatic intensity, opulence, and minerality. The Casaccia parcel is particularly notable for its extraordinary elegance, latent power, balance, and silky tannins, which often see it bottled separately. The Rosso di Montalcino is made from the estate's younger vineyards and represents the winery's calling card—a fresh, fruity, and versatile expression of Sangiovese. The first vintage was produced in 1975, when it was still referred to as "Red Wine from Brunello vines."

      Tasting notes

      Nose
      Rose Petals, Savoury Berries, Iron

      A bouquet of rose petals and wild strawberries offset by white pepper. Savoury berries and plums with touches of iron and minerals.

      Palate
      Ripe Wild Berry, Dusty Tannins, Saline

      Remarkably pretty and spicy to the core. Lush, succulent fruit and polished tannins on the palate.

      Finish
      Tense, Sour Cranberry, Dry Herbs

      It finishes tense and structured, with a trace of sour cranberry and citrus that tugs at the cheeks. An over achiever.