Canalicchio di Sopra, Brunello Montalcino Riserva Size:6x750ml (from Petits Epenots)

(from Petits Epenots)

this too is going to require at least a decade of patience

This is a bit atypical but no less attractive for it and a Bèze that should amply reward a decade plus of cellaring

which is to say out to a decade

Canalicchio di Sopra, Brunello Montalcino Riserva Size:6x750ml (from Petits Epenots)The 2013 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva was sourced entirely from Canalicchio di Sopra's vineyard on the Montosoli hill. It opens in the glassdark and earthy, with a mix of crushed fall leaves, underbrush and tobacco that slowly gives way to plum sauce and sage. This is soft in texture yet far more energetic than expected, with a salty minerality that sets the stage for fleshy red and black fruit. The 2013 finishes grippy and long, with a mentholated