Caparzo, Brunello di Montalcino 1997 Merlot Entry on the palate is

Entry on the palate is warm and decisive

building tension toward refined tannins

layered and massively rich style

weather during the second part of the harvest —when the grapes for

Wife and I enjoyed this with a grilled NY steak smothered in sauteed mushrooms

Caparzo, Brunello di Montalcino 1997 Merlot Entry on the palate isThe 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