In Bond Fine Wine. 2016 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino Casaccia, Casaccia, Tuscany, Italy. Red italy - tuscany in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 98/100 (EG). Drinking window: 2024–2045. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Founded in 1962 by Primo Pacenti, Canalicchio di Sopra is one of Montalcino’s historic estates and was among the 12 founding members of the Brunello Consorzio. Today, the third generation of the Ripaccioli family manages 19 hectares of vineyards across two distinctive sites on Montalcino’s northern slopes: Canalicchio, known for its depth and aromatic complexity, and Montosoli, celebrated for its floral perfume, mineral tension and finesse. The estate’s Brunello traditionally combines fruit from both, while its single-vineyard bottlings explore their individual characters. Stylistically, Canalicchio di Sopra sits firmly in the classical camp of Brunello, with considerable concentration and ageing potential: balance, purity and tension rather than overt richness or oak.
Monica Larner (ML) — 96/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 30/11/2020 · Drink 2024-2045
This is a newish single-vineyard wine (it's the second vintage) created by Francesco Ripaccioli and the team at Canalicchio di Sopra at the conclusion of an ambitious estate-wide mapping project. The 2016 Brunello di Montalcino La Casaccia draws its fruit from a two-hectare site planted in 1990 with clay soils and rich in mineral components. A precious 4,133 bottles were made. What I like most is…
Eric Guido (EG) — 98/100 · Vinous, 30/11/2020 · Drink 2026-2040
Lifting up with gorgeous floral perfumes and hints of white smoke, the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino La Casaccia from Canalicchio di Sopra keeps you at the edge of your glass. It opens up with a dark and dramatic display of balsamic-tinged black cherry, sage and Indian spice, contrasted by savory notes of tobacco, rich earth tones and flowery undergrowth. There's an amazing density of fruit here, o…
Eric Guido (EG) — 98/100 · Vinous, 2020-11-01 · Drink 2026-2040
Lifting up with gorgeous floral perfumes and hints of white smoke, the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino La Casaccia from Canalicchio di Sopra keeps you at the edge of your glass. It opens up with a dark and dramatic display of balsamic-tinged black cherry, sage and Indian spice, contrasted by savory notes of tobacco, rich earth tones and flowery undergrowth. There’s an amazing density of fruit here, o…