Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino Vigna La Casa 2018

The Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino DOCG Vigna la Casa can be considered a real oenological jewel and not only of Montalcino. The origin of the name LA CASA derives from the fact that in the past this was one of the farms where some peasants lived employed by the owners of Palazzo Montosoli, located a few hundred meters away. The first vintage produced of Brunello di Montalcino Vigna La Casa was 1977. At the time, little was known about terroir and little attention was paid to the concept of zoning, introduced in Montalcino only in recent years. Also in this case Caparzo was an avant-garde company in producing one of the first "Single Vineyard" Brunello di Montalcino in one of the most privileged vineyards of the Municipality.

With the Brunello di Montalcino La Casa, Caparzo has also achieved another milestone: that of being one of the first companies to introduce the barrique in Montalcino, managing to create a wine with a gentle and elegant soul. The Brunello di Montalcino Vigna La Casa is the fruit of a unique territory and expresses all of Caparzo's great passion and long experience in producing excellent wines. With the Brunello di Montalcino La Casa, Caparzo has also achieved another milestone: that of being one of the first companies to introduce the barrique in Montalcino, managing to create a wine with a gentle and elegant soul. 

The Brunello di Montalcino Vigna La Casa is the fruit of a unique territory and expresses all of Caparzo's great passion and long experience in producing excellent wines. With the Brunello di Montalcino La Casa, Caparzo has also achieved another milestone: that of being one of the first companies to introduce the barrique in Montalcino, managing to create a wine with a gentle and elegant soul. The Brunello di Montalcino Vigna La Casa is the fruit of a unique territory and expresses all of Caparzo's great passion and long experience in producing excellent wines.

Review:

Lots of blue and sweet berry fruit with heady rose and floral notes on the nose, alongside hot chocolate, sandalwood, toffee and nutmeg. It’s full-bodied with ripe, muscular tannins that are superbly integrated. Powerful, yet with transparency and clarity that gives it beauty. Long, graceful finish.

-James Suckling 96 Points

Still today, innovative breeding systems are being tested and, in particular, various clonal selections in the owned lands, which extend over an area of ​​about 200 hectares, 90 of which are planted with vineyards, 4 with olive groves, 87 with woods and 19 currently with arable land and courtyards. Caparzo carries out an activity that aims to obtain top quality products, achieved with meticulous and artisanal production techniques, but nevertheless reveals a modern mentality in management, efficient and capable in commercial relations. More than forty years have passed since the first rows of vines and the first cellar experiences. Caparzo, in this time, grown in respect of the Brunello tradition and the different terroirs of the area, has been able to enhance its wines with a creative spirit and desire for innovation, expressing the maximum qualitative rigour. Precisely for this reason, Caparzo wines have been adopted by the most famous restaurants in the world, served at international meetings and official state dinners.

aparzo vineyards occupy about 90 hectares in the municipality of Montalcino. In Caparzo, in the hilly area, at an altitude of 220 metres, facing south to south-east, about 9 hectares of Brunello are cultivated, 3 hectares of Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Traminer, 2.5 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon, 3 hectares of Rosso di Montalcino, 1 hectare of Sangiovese Sant'Antimo and 1.5 hectares of Moscadello. The soil is of Pliocene, sedimentary, sandy-clayey formation. In the locality of La Casa, at an altitude of 275 metres, facing south to south-east, there are 5 hectares of Brunello. The soil is of shale-clayey formation, known as marl. In the western area, called La Caduta, at a height of 300 meters, 7.5 hectares of Brunello are located on a soil of sandstone matrix, loose and rich in skeleton. From south to southeast of Montalcino, the Il Cassero vineyard is located, at a height of 270 meters, where there are about 6 hectares of Brunello, 4 of Sangiovese, 1 of Syrah, 1 of Colorino and 3 hectares of Rosso di Montalcino, on a soil of Pliocene formation with a sandy-stony or schistic-clayey matrix. Finally, south-east of Montalcino, in the San Piero-Caselle vineyard, at a height of 250 meters, 2.5 hectares of Brunello are cultivated, 15 of Sangiovese, 2.5 of Merlot, 2 of Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.5 in Syrah, 1.5 in Petit Verdot and 2 hectares in Colorino. As a rule, the harvest period begins in the first days of September for white grapes, while the red grapes are harvested in the third week of September. The Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese Grosso grapes destined for the production of Ca' del Pazzo are harvested separately. Only after the malolactic fermentation does the mixing of the two wines take place. The grapes destined for the production of Le Grance are softly pressed and the fermentation of the must takes place in small 350-litre oak barrels. After fermentation, the wine remains in the same barrels for twelve months. The red grapes are destemmed: the must and pomace begin fermentation at a controlled temperature for about eight days, with pumping over and punching down on the cap.