{"product_id":"tenuta-di-caparzo-brunello-di-montalcino-2021","title":"Tenuta di Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino 2021","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTenuta di Caparzo is one of Brunello di Montalcino’s pioneering estates known for bolstering the region and wine’s reputation worldwide. And their 2021 – which Suckling calls “an intoxicating wine” (and he’s not just talking ABV) in his 96-point score – is available for a flirty $39.95… a bargain for this particularly great wine, vintage, and quality!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the late ‘60s, a group of wine-loving friends bought a derelict farm and vineyards north of Montalcino, where very few wineries were bottling Brunello. They got to work, and eventually started separately vinifying and bottling vines from a single vineyard, becoming one of the first estates to introduce the “cru” concept to Montalcino. Caparzo also uniquely combines distinct microclimates across the appellation in certain bottlings to craft more balanced and complex wines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1998, entrepreneur Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini purchased the estate, managing it alongside her children, Igino and Alessandra. She expanded the vineyard holdings from 46 to 90 hectares, replanted blocks, built a modern underground aging cellar, and adopted the eco-friendly systems of solar energy, water recycling, and waste recovery – one of the earlier estates to do so in Montalcino.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe estate’s Brunello di Montalcino is the classic flagship expression – 100% Sangiovese, of course – and 2021 was one of the most exceptional vintages for the region, with late spring frosts that reduced yields, a hot, dry summer without any destructive heat spikes, and crisp evenings in September to allow for perfect ripening and acidity. The wine explodes with cherry, wild strawberry, and raspberry, finely accentuated with violets and rosehip, some smoky earth, fennel, anise, and dried garden herbs. Juicy, structured, persistent, and refined… it hums with vibrant acidity and soft gymnast chalk tannins, and carries the power to age for at least another 15-20 years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYour pasta, pizza, and roast nights are just begging for this intricately made, generous, gregarious Brunello. And nothing’s stopping you with a price like this!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFOOD PAIRINGS: I make \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/themodernproper.com\/italian-pot-roast\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethis Italian pot roast\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e multiple times in the fall and winter, and this is the kind of wine that is downright sublime alongside it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Bottle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67553591558441,"sku":"1015224","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/2706\/8457\/files\/TenutadiCaparzoBrunellodiMontalcino2021_1015224_FB_Rack.jpg?v=1792188648","url":"https:\/\/firstbottlewines.com\/products\/tenuta-di-caparzo-brunello-di-montalcino-2021","provider":"First Bottle Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}