2016 | Cupano | Brunello di Montalcino Riserva

Cupano 's Brunello di Montalcino is a red that, breaking out of the more traditional schemes, has managed to reach extraordinary levels of quality. Produced exclusively with Sangiovese Grosso grapes, it ages on the fine lees in Bourguignonne barriques for at least 3 years with a variable percentage of new oak. It is bottled 4 years after the harvest. The result is a formidable wine in terms of balance, with guaranteed longevity potential. It is a Brunello of excellence, strong in its terroir and embellished and graceful by the savoir-faire and gentle manners of the French.

Reviews:

• Vinous: Like forbidden fruit, the 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva opens slowly in the glass, blowing off an initial whiff of sweet spice and pine shavings. Beneath the surface, there are grumbling depths of black cherries, tea leaves, dried roses, mocha and smoke. This fleshes out across the palate like pure silk, motivated by vibrant acidity, while potent mineral-tinged red and blue berries slowly saturate the senses. A web of fine-grained tannin remains as the 2016 flexes its structural muscle and wrangles its sweet vivid fruits. That said, nearly a minute goes by and you can still taste hints of blueberry skins and plums plus nuances of vanilla bean. Cupano made a marvelous Riserva in the 2016 vintage.

Producer Information

Cupano is a family-run winery, which represents an excellence of the Montalcino area . It was born out of the love for this land of Ornella Tondini, a journalist, and Lionel Cousin, director and director of photography, who in the 1990s decided to leave Paris and their professions to move to Tuscany. In 1994 they bought the Podere Centine, which is located in the south-west area of ​​the Montalcino hill, near the ancient village of Camigliano. The property had been abandoned for over 40 years and offered virgin land, which had never known the use of chemistry and modern and industrial agriculture. An ideal land to start from scratch and create a farm oriented towards the production of great wines.The first Cupano labels came out in 2000, with the idea of ​​making great aging reds in the style of the most famous French wines, capable of synthesizing elegance, complexity and longevity. As a great lover of Burgundy wines, Lionel has implemented a vineyard philosophy on the estate based on high density of plants, low yields and production of grapes of the highest quality.

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