In Bond Fine Wine. 2019 Canalicchio di Sopra Brunello di Montalcino Casaccia, Casaccia, Tuscany, Italy. Red italy - tuscany in 3x75cl. Top critic score: 100/100 (EG). Drinking window: 2025–2042. 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) — 97/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 14/12/2023 · Drink 2025-2042
Whereas Montosoli is more mineral-driven and finely stitched together, this wine is broad, big and driven by balsamic tones, vapor rub and dried rosemary. The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino La Casaccia, however, is more explosive with spice, toasted coffee, black licorice, cherry cola and rich cherry. The tannins feel chalky, although they are fine-grained, but they play a bigger role against the co…
James Suckling (JS) — 93/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 12/09/2023
Sweet sour cherries with rose stems and hints of green leaves on the nose. Medium body with firm, chewy tannins with some juicy fruit. Fresh and vivid. Better after two or three years.
Eric Guido (EG) — 100/100 · Vinous, 01/11/2023 · Drink 2026-2040
The 2019 Brunello di Montalcino Vigna La Casaccia is impossible to ignore; it is earthy and mineral, almost smoky and animal in nature. Ashen stones, violets and balsam herbs complicate depths of dried black cherries, sage and clove. This is deeply textural and seductive, balancing ripe red and black fruits with sweet spice and minty herbal tones that create a kaleidoscope of sensation on the pal…