Capezzana, Toscana IGT (Tuscany, Italy) 2018

Mar 28, 2023

By Michael Apstein

 This youthful treasure is a single vineyard Sangiovese named after Ugo Contini Bonacossi, the force behind the modern Capezzana estate who sadly passed away in 2013.  The production is small, fewer than 3,000 bottles a year, because only the best grapes from this vineyard that Ugo loved go into the wine.  The taut and muscular 2018 is magical, displaying minerality and purity.  Its firm, but not hard, structure is what you would expect from a young Sangiovese-based wine from a great site.  It is statuesque without being flashy.  It demands attention without being overt or flamboyant.  Enlivening Tuscan acidity amplifies its youthful charms.  I would be sure to save a space for it in the cellar and revisit it in a decade.      

Country / Region

Tuscany, Italy

Appellation

Toscana IGT

Grape Variety

Color

Red

Vintage

2018

Score

96

Price

US $ 62.00

Producer

Capezzana