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The Story
Capannelle Solare is a red wine made from the grape varieties 80% Sangiovese and 20% Malvasia vineyards from Solare-Toscana IGT (Italy). After the manual harvest, winemaking begins in stainless steel tanks 30 Hl, carbonic maceration of 15-20 days. Aged for 24 months in new French oak Allier, Never, Troçais and in bottle for 12 months before marketing. Annual Production Limited. Alcohol: 13.5% vol. Tasting notes: Deep garnet red with liquid, clear, alive. On the nose, persistent, aromatic, with notes of underbrush, musk, vanilla, almond, plum, magnolia flower. The palate is velvety, persistent, fine and spicy, full-bodied, with an acidity "balanced aromas of balsamic vinegar complaints. Carbohydrates, supported by round tannins and alcohol heat, showing great longevity.
Grapes: Sangiovese and Malvasia Nera
Vinification: For 15/20 days, with carbonic maceration
Crop yield per hectare: 3.5 tons (1.4 per acre)
Aging in wood: 12/14 months
Wood type: Barriques of Allier, Nevers and Tronçais oak.
Total production: 22000 bottles (750 ml.), half bottles, mags, 3 liters and 6 liters are also available.
Description: An intense ruby red colour, with brilliant garnet hues, Ample and lingering on the nose, aromatic with hints of brushwood, musk, vanilla, almond, plum and magnolia. On the palate it is velvety and full-bodied with well-balanced acidity. Warm with rounded tannins, this wine has a long life ahead of it.
Food pairings: Good quality meats, "baccalà alla livornese" or "baccalà alla vicentina", tasty and aromatic cheeses such as Brie, Pecorino or Parmesan.
Conservation: Keep horizontal, at a constant temperature and humidity (14°/ 16° C 80/90°).
The presence of noble polyphenols guarantees its freshness and longevity.
Serving: Best allowed to breathe a good half hour and enjoyed in large, round glasses.
Vuosikerta 1996
Italy Vintage Report by Tb: 1996 was an excellent continuation of the preceding year. Temperatures exceeding 30°C at the beginning of June accelerated and balanced the start of the blooming period. The summer growing season enjoyed ideal conditions, in which the grapes were allowed to ripen slowly and evenly. The autumn rains did not present any mould problems due to the cool temperatures. Nebbiolo grapes were thick-skinned, very concentrated and ripe. The 1996 Barolos and Barbarescos are abundantly fruity, supple and robust wines, whose quality is on a par with the 1990 vintage. In Tuscany Chianti and Montalcino enjoyed extraordinary success. Montepulciano did not do quite as well, but producers in Tuscany considered 1996 to be nearly every bit as good as it was in 1995. Starting with this vintage Angelo Gaja classified his legendary single-vineyard Barbarescos and Barolos as IGTs. Gaja said that the reason for doing this was his desire to differentiate his previous modern single-vintage wines from his family’s pride, the traditional Barbaresco, whose importance he wanted to emphasise as his only DOCG wine. The venerable Chianti producer, Castello di Ama decided that from 1996 on it would focus on the production of Chianti Classico, placing less emphasis on its single-vineyard wines, the Bellavista and La Casuccia.
The wines are still maturing very nicely, even if the Chiantis should, in my opinion, be enjoyed soon due to their sheer deliciousness.