On old maps, the place now known as Caparzo is called Cà del Pazzo, a name we have given to a wine born of a selection of grapes from our vineyards located at Caparzo and San Piero Caselle. Cà del Pazzo was produced for the first time in 1982, and is therefore one of the first Supertuscans to have been produced in the the Brunello production area. Produced only in the best vintages, and in limited quantities, it is destined to especially passionate, attentive wine lovers.
AREAS OF ORIGIN OF THE GRAPES: - “Caparzo,” 220 meters above sea level, in the northern part of the Appellation. Terrain: sandy clayey Pliocene sediments. - “San Piero – Caselle,” 250 meters above sea level, in the eastern part of the Appellation. Terrain: sandy clayey.
HARVEST: manual.
PRIMARY FERMENTATION: the different grapes are fermented separately for 6 days at a temperature of 28-30 °C, with subsequent delestages and pump overs.

The Proprietors blend is once again impressive and serious in 2016.
Medium to full-bodied, it is strewn with black fruits, exotic spice and chards of dark chocolate. Sweet spicy oak melts into a dense, powerfully-fruited and structured core. The majority Cabernet Sauvignon gives a cassis purity and salty edge, while the Shiraz component adds a meaty, savoury and spicy edge.
The blend is rounded off by the remaining Bordeaux cultivars in a complexity explosion from start to finish. It is exquisitely textured and finely tuned, the 2016 will open up over the next 5 years and age for a decade or more.
5 sterren in de Platter's Guide = maximum