An elegant, classy wine with from 100% Sangiovese with amazing complexity & smooth texture. Only 789 bottles were made. Deep ruby red with purplish reflections. The bouquet jumps out of the glass & shows toast, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, red fruits. Long & persistent with intensity, develops slowly into moss, brushwood, iris, juniper & a little of wild fennel. It is a little astringent, warm, structured, fresh, glucid tannins. A taste of iris, undergrown, musk mixed with vanilla. Best allowed to breathe a good 20 minutes & enjoyed in large, tulip-shaped glasses. Food pairings: Game, roast, stewed & braised meat. Capannelle's first vintage in 1975 saw them producing wines that propelled them into a justly deserved place on the list of Chianti's best producers. The philosophy underlying production involves careful selection of clones, restricting yields, the utilisation of modern approaches both to cultivation & in the cellar, the use of new oak & close attention to every detail (from hygiene to materials of every type). The owner is James B. Sherwood, founder & shareholder of the Orient
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