Brunello di Montalcino Casaccia, Canalicchio di Sopra 2021

The 2021 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna La Casaccia is exotic in the glass, with a spice-box bouquet that combines cedar dust, spiced orange peels, dried strawberries and hints of mint. It's surprisingly energetic and fleshy, with a solid core of ripe wild berry fruits underscored by tactile mineral tones. Tantalizing acidity imparts further liveliness. It firms up through the finish, leaving steely minerality to meet a tart blackberry twang and nuanced tannins. The 2021 is youthfully compact and geared for the cellar. (Drink between 2028-2044)

Contoured and sharply defined, the Canalicchio di Sopra 2021 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna La Casaccia delivers a vivid sense of energy and lift, anchored by dark currant and wild plum at its core. The wine’s zesty precision and clear lines carve a focused path across the palate, emphasizing freshness and definition. Winemaking mirrors the house style, with fermentation in stainless steel followed by 36 months of aging in large Slavonian oak casks. Production is limited to 4,453 bottles plus larger formats. 2027 - 2045

Violet, underbrush, new leather and tobacco mingle with balsamic notes of camphor on the 2021 Brunello La Casaccia. Big and bold but showing elegant restraint, the palate features black cherry, licorice, tobacco and crushed mint set against a backbone of close-grained tannins and tangy acidity.

Mid ruby with orange tinges. Lifted, rich raspberry fruit nose of immense intensity and complexity. Only after lots of aeration it shows minerally earthy hints. Same intensity and purity of fruit on the palate with gorgeous, chewy tannins and perfectly integrated acidity. Very long and a little dramatic and not ready by far. Drink: 2028 – 2040.