Caparzo, Brunello di Montalcino 1997 ITALY This smoky

This smoky

graphite and spice characteristics along with good minerality

(ST) (5/2004)

this beautiful Chardonnay brought to mind a top-notch French Corton-Charlemagne

91 Burghound

Caparzo, Brunello di Montalcino 1997 ITALY This smokyThe origins of the place named Caparzo are still unknown. According to some people, the name is derived, as shown by ancient maps, from Ca Pazzo; according to others, the term should derive from the Latin Caput Arsum, indicating "a place touched by sun. The history of Caparzo dates back to the end of the 1960s at the dawning of Brunello di Montalcino, when a group of friends, fond of Tuscany and of wine, purchased an old ruin with vineyards at