A round, succulent Brunello penetrated by a beam of bright cherry, with accents of rose, strawberry, mineral and cigar box. Charming yet solidly built, with dense, dusty tannins for support and a lasting impression of sweet fruit. Offers terrific balance and length. Best from 2025 through 2043. 1,250 cases made, 200 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add

Packaged in its distinctive black label, the hot-vintage Caparzo 2017 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva (with 20,000 bottles made) reveals a dark garnet color with black ruby and medium-thick concentration. The wine is already evolved and open-knit with thick aromas of baked fruit and blackberry confit. There is a note of sweetness. It shows broad flavors and skips over the finer nuances, and it delivers a very high 15% alcohol content. I recommend a near-term drinking window for this bottle.

Boasts beautifully defined strawberry, cherry, rose, mint and mineral flavors embedded in a sleek, dense structure. Firm and lingers, with echoes of fruit, savory herbs and earth on the aftertaste. Best from 2025 through 2045. 2,000 cases made, 500 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add

The Caparzo 2016 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva is delicious with lots of pretty intensity, nicely balanced fruit, blackberry, spice, cedarwood and campfire ash. This is a delicately perfumed wine that offers more power and length than you might initially anticipate. That's the secret soul of the 2016 vintage—elegance and brawn wrapped tightly together in one package. Some 15,000 bottles were produced.

This red is opulent and bursting with cherry, raspberry, rose and earth flavors, and an underlying spiciness from the new oak. Harmonious and long, refined tannins detail the finish. Best from 2023 through 2043. 1,000 cases made, 200 cases imported.??–BS??Region: Italy / Brunello di Montalcino Select to Add