Capanna Brunello di Montalcino (Red)
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2020
Pretty black fruit, hints of black cherries, lightly leafy blue flowers. Elegant whispers of some herbal fennelseed, garrigue, olive wood. Opening up to lots of bruised cherries and some cooked raspberries. On the palate, finding this a little chewy and cooked, over-extacted and seriously lacking elegance. A smoker's Brunello in a style I don't personally love, even if the fruitiness of the vintage really seems to be working its magic.
Tasted November 2024
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We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).
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