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Avignonesi Capannelle

Avignonesi Capannelle 50&50 Toscana IGT 2016 750ml

Red ⋅ Italy ⋅ Tuscany
Vintage: 2016
Bottle Size: 750ml
ABV: 13.50%
AVG91

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Average Rating 91

Avignonesi & Capannelle 50&50 Toscana IGT 2016

Critics, industry people, and wine-lovers agree that 2016 gave Tuscan wine fans a glorious vintage, and the 2016 50&50 is drop-dead gorgeous. Fistfuls of rich black cherries and bright cassis wrap in a savory blanket of saddle leather, balsamic herbs, warm loam, smoky wood, and peppery spices. Ultra-silky tannins complement the wine’s driving, vibrant acidity; terrific complexity loads the mid-palate; and the finish lingers wonderfully! Half Sangiovese and Half Merlot that’s aged in barrique, 50&50 is a collaboration between two winemakers, Avignonesi in Montepulciano and Capanelle in Gaiole — this is one of the last great cult Super Tuscans! [Average Rating, 03/04/2023]

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About Avignonese & Capannelle
The 1988 vintage saw the first bottling of 50&50, a joint venture between two Tuscan wine estates, Avignonese and Capannelle. Owned by Virginie Saverys since 2009, Avignonesi is a biodynamic Montepulciano wine producer with history dating to the fourteenth century. Avignonesi now spans more than 430 acres of vines, all tended with biodynamic agriculture in order to nurture both today’s wines and those of the future. Capannelle, Avignonesi’s partner in the creation of the iconic 50&50 bottling, is much newer, dating to 1974, when Raffaele Rossetti founded the estate on the grounds of a fifteenth-century farm. Today, Capannalle, owned by hotelier James B. Sherwood, spans close to 50 acres in Gaiole, Chianti (40 under vine), and crafts a full range of traditional Tuscan products.

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