Brunello di Montalcino "Nicco" by Capanna is a red wine with great body and structure that ages for 4 years in small barrels. It has a very intense and rich olfactory picture, with notes of cherries in alcohol, vanilla, toasted sensations and ethereal and balsamic memories. On the palate it is austere, vigorous and powerful, with strong tannins and a very long persistence
- BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO 'NICCO' CAPANNA 2018 DESCRIPTION
- Brunello di Montalcino 'Nicco' constitutes a prestigious and elegant expression of Sangiovese Grosso produced by reality Capanna winery. This label was inaugurated with the 2016 vintage by Amedeo and Patrizio Cencioni, owners of the estate, with very few examples produced. The two have identified a particularly suitable plot of land within the Montosoli area, one of the most prestigious of the entire Montalcino area, deciding to vinify it separately to enhance its noble peculiarities.
- Capanna Brunello di Montalcino 'Nicco' is a 100% Sangiovese Grosso coming from a selection of the best grapes of a prized plot located in the inside the Montosoli area. The vines, located at about 300 meters above sea level, are planted on galestro soils rich in clay and skeleton. The harvest is done by hand with a careful selection of the bunches, which are then pressed in stainless steel tanks for alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature, associated with 20
- 25 days of contact between the must and the skins. Once Once the fermentation process is complete, the mass is transferred into Slavonian oak barrels of different capacities for aging for a good 48 months, followed by a further 12 months of refinement in the bottle before being released onto the market.
- The €˜ Nicco's Brunello di Montalcino from the family
- run Capanna winery displays a brilliant garnet red color. Fascinating, refined and intense is the olfactory picture, painted by scents of ripe red fruit, cherries in alcohol and black cherry, adorned with hints of sweet spices such as vanilla, toasted aromas reminiscent of coffee and balsamic memories. Harmonious and rich taste, with muscular power well balanced by brilliant freshness and dense but noble tannic texture.
- Colour
- Red garnet
- Scent
- Intense notes of ripe red fruit, cherries in alcohol, black cherry, sweet spices, vanilla, roasted coffee and balsamic memories
- Taste
- Harmonious, powerful, rich, decisive and with a long persistence
