Ian D'Agata's top 10 Cannubi wines

Brezza, Cannubi 2010
Decanter average score: 18.5/20pts (95/100pts)

Price: £33 Fine & Rare
Drink: 2019-2030
Alc: 14.5%

A remarkable wine from a can’t-miss vintage: sleek, graceful, perfumed. Enzo Brezza produces an archetypal Cannubi each vintage.


Paolo Scavino, Cannubi 2010
Decanter average score: 18.5/20pts (95/100pts)

Price: £51 Fine & Rare
Drink: 2019-2030
Alc: 14.5%

As good as the Rocche dell’Annunziata Riserva is, Scavino’s Cannubi has become his best wine, blending grace and power as only Cannubi can do.

Cascina Bruciata, Cannubi Muscatel 2009
Decanter average score: 18/20pts (93/100pts)

Price: n/A UK www.cascinabruciata.it
Drink: 2015-2026
Alc: 14.5%

Very small production for a small gem: delicate aromas and supple flavours of small red berries, minerals and roses. Very silky; readier than most.


Ceretto, Cannubi San Lorenzo 2004
Decanter average score: 18/20pts (93/100pts)

Price: n/A UK www.ceretto.com
Drink: 2015-2030
Alc: 14.5%

A fantastic new wine by Ceretto (’03 was the first vintage). Pristine, refined notes of rosehips, sour red cherries and minerals. Cask samples of future vintages are even better.


E Pira & Figli, Chiara Boschis, Cannubi 2009
Decanter average score: 18/20pts (93/100pts)

Price: £42–£56 AG Wines, Berry Bros & Rudd, Exel, Fine & Rare, Lay & Wheeler, Swig
Drink: 2019-2030
Alc: 14.5%

Chiara Boschis’ wines seem less oaky than they used to be – a good thing. A very pure, floral rendition of Cannubi.


Virna, Cannubi Boschis 2004
Decanter average score: 18/20pts (93/100pts)

Price: £35 Colombier Vins Fins
Drink: 2015-2030
Alc: 14.5%

This up-and-coming estate has probably never made a better wine than the 2009 Cannubi Boschis, but this 2004 smartly showcases the power and flesh of the sub-zone.


Damilano, Cannubi 2005
Decanter average score: 17.75/20pts (91/100pts)

Price: £44 Mondial
Drink: 2016-2028
Alc: 14.5%

From an underrated vintage, red berries, roses and a hint of sweet spices in a slightly fleshier version of Cannubi; readier to drink than most.


Francesco Rinaldi, Cannubi 2009
Decanter average score: 17.75/20pts (92/100pts)

Price: £36-£43 AG Wines, Astrum, Fine & Rare
Drink: 2017-2029
Alc: 14.5%

Medium-bodied, with pure, precise red berry, tar and rose petal notes in a very well balanced, silky package.


Michele Chiarlo, Cannubi 2009
Decanter average score: 17.5/20pts (91/100pts)

Price: n/A UK www.michelechiarlo.it
Drink: 2019-2030
Alc: 14.5%

Chiarlo’s other Barolos are widely available, but the Cannubi is his best wine: more refined and perfumed, and less chewy than Cerequio, another very famous cru.


Serio e Battista Borgogno, Cannubi 2007
Decanter average score: 17/20pts (90/100pts)

Price: £70.67 Friarwood
Drink: 2015-2025
Alc: 14.5%

The 2007 is a warm year but this Cannubi performs admirably with fleshier, richer red fruit flavours than usual.


Source: http://www.decanter.com/wine/labels/34482/slideshow/1/ian-d-agata-s-top-10-cannubi-wines#slideshow