Capanna Brunello di Montalcino Riserva (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2012

Professional Ratings

• 93 Decanter
  One of the few founding estates of the Brunello consorzio in 1967, Capanna crafts its Riserva from the oldest vines among their 12ha holdings on the Montosoli hill. It is given a long maceration of 35 days and aged in Slavonian oak botti. Inviting floral, tea, earth and dried mint aromas lead the way. The palate is currently less giving, wrapped up in chewy tannins, but promises great potential. Drinking Window 2020 - 2035
• 92 James Suckling
  Lots of balsamico and soy sauce on the nose as well as super ripe red fruits. Rather sweet on the palate in spite of the full, chewy tannins, which weighs it down a bit. With more freshness this would have been rated higher. Drink or hold.
• 91 Wine Enthusiast
  Powerfully, structured, this robust wine opens with aromas of forest floor, baked plum, camphor and a whiff of new leather. Showing the heat of the vintage, the warm hearty palate offers stewed prune, tobacco, licorice and a hint of dried mint framed in assertive close-grained tannins. You'll also notice the heat of evident alcohol on the close. Give the tannins a few years to unwind then drink to capture the remaining fruit. Drink 2020–2027.
• 90 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  Capanna's 2012 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva opens to a darkly saturated color and very ripe aromas of cherry and prune. To me, the fruit tastes overripe in this warm and dry vintage, although the wine doesn't necessarily show jammy aromas per se. Instead, it delivers noticeable power and heat (with alcohol recorded at 15%). The complexity and delicate nature of Sangiovese is downplayed in this warm-vintage Riserva.