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Founded in the sixties by Primo Pacenti, Canalicchio di Sopra remainsfamily-owned. Its establishment represented a substantive risk, asPacenti, a peasant farmer up until the abolition of the sharecroppingsystem, possessed little in the way of security. The Brunellos of theestate largely reflect the wine’s historical paradigm, a characterderived, in part, through 36 months of cask aging, and 1 year in bottle.
AlthoughBrunellos are generally regarded as more pronounced in character thanthe wines of Chianti, such a generic and broad description is moreconvenient than it is accurate. Distinctions in climate and soilbetween the northern and southern parts of the Montalcino zone accountfor important differences. The northern zone, the area relative toCanalicchio, evidences a cooler climate than that of its southerncounterpart; this northern terrain receives limited exposure to boththe Mediterranean influence of Montalcino and the cooling breezes thatthe latter’s high altitude affords, resulting in wines that displayimpressive ripeness and structure.
- Country: Italy
- Region: Toscana
- Subregion/Appellation: Brunello di Montalcino
Founded in the sixties by Primo Pacenti, Canalicchio di Sopra remains
family-owned. Its establishment represented a substantive risk, as
Pacenti, a peasant farmer up until the abolition of the sharecropping
system, possessed little in the way of security. The Brunellos of the
estate largely reflect the wine�s historical paradigm, a character
derived, in part, through 36 months of cask aging, and 1 year in bottle.
Although Brunellos are generally regarded as more pronounced in character than the wines of Chianti, such a generic and broad description is more convenient than it is accurate. Distinctions in climate and soil between the northern and southern parts of the Montalcino zone account for important differences. The northern zone, the area relative to Canalicchio, evidences a cooler climate than that of its southern counterpart; this northern terrain receives limited exposure to both the Mediterranean influence of Montalcino and the cooling breezes that the latter's high altitude affords, resulting in wines that display impressive ripeness and structure.
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