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Vineyard  Cannubi

The climatic trend of 2005 was rather particular, but on the whole very good. The rains in April sufficiently built up the water reserves after a winter with a marked lack of precipitations...

The climatic trend of 2005 was rather particular, but on the whole very good. The rains in April sufficiently built up the water reserves after a winter with a marked lack of precipitations (especially snow) while May and June were hot enogh to cause fears that the torrid summer of 2003 would be repeated. Several drops in temperature and the arrival of storms in July and August, some of which were violent, mitigated a summer which had started off extremely hot. A few days of rain in early September caused us to worry a little, but the fine weather that followed assured a safe harvest before the heavy rains that fell between the 3rd and 7th October. Thanks in part to the meticulous thinning and leaf removal, the 2005 harvest gave us excellent quality fruit.

Harvest
September 29-30

Vinification
Each lot was vinified separately. After destemming and light crushing, must is "sealed" with CO2 for gentle warm maceration of approximately a day. Alcoholic fermentation begins about 24-36 hours later from native wild yeasts only.
Maceration: Gentle maceration in upright open-top steel tanks for the first 9-10 days of the alcoholic fermentation
Malo-lactic Fermentation: Immediately after alcoholic fermentation in French oak casks with a capacity of 500l.
Alcohlic Fermentation: 28-30 days.
Aging: 24 months in French oak tonneaux of 500l, followed by 18 months in bottle.
Blending: Autumn 2007
Bottling date: 22 May 2008
Drink from: 2015
Drink to: 2023

Production
Bottles: 9500
Magnums: 700
Double Magnums :90

Analytical parameters
Alcohol content: 14.05%
Total acidity: 6.0 g/l
PH: 3.35
Net extract: 34.1 g/l

Wine Advocate: 95 points
IWC: 95 points
Wine Spectator: 96 points
Gambero Rosso: 3 Bicchiere
AIS: 5 Grappoli
Vini Buoni d'Italia: 4 Stelle
L'Espresso: 4 Bottiglie
Luca Maroni: 89 punti

Wine Advocate: 95 points. #182, Apr 2009
Offers up pretty notes of mint, flowers, spices and dark red berries, with sweet notes of French oak that linger on the finish. This is a decidedly slender Cannubi Boschis that lacks some of the sheer pedigree and explosiveness of the best vintages. The tannins need some time to soften, but this is a wine that has continued to grow in bottle. It could very well turn out to be one of the vintage' s surprises. In 2005 the harvest took place at the end of September and the wine was aged in 500-liter barrels (one-third new). Anticipated maturity: 2011-2020.

IWC: 95 points. Nov/Dec 09.
Good deep, bright red. Compelling perfume to the aromas of raspberry,smoke and minerals. At once silky and firmly built, with terrific juiciness and grip from sound acids. Not as dense as some vintages but boasts lovely fruit intensity and verve. Finishes with a firm tannic spine and lingering aromatic character.This seems even fresher in bottle than it was in barrel two years ago.

Wine Spectator: 96 points. Jul 31, 2009
Offers blueberry aromas, with sweet tobacco and mahogany. Full-bodied, rich and powerful, with plum pudding and milk chocolate flavors. This is very special. The Sandrones are genius with Cannubi. Best after 2013.

Gambero Rosso: 3 Bicchiere. Ottobre 09
Presenta un naso floreale classico nelle note di terra e in bocca è altrettanto tipico nei tannini solidi e di bella dolcezza, con ottima polpa a metà palato e finale lungo e succoso: Tre Bicchieri di classicità, eleganza, energia.

AIS: 5 Grappoli. Ottobre 09
Voto alto per questo Cannubi Boschis; molto espressivo, denso di deliziosi profumi, armonioso nel gusto. Al naso è squisitamente Sandrone, dolce, di frutta rossa zuccherata, mora, caramella di liquirizia, confetture di fragola e mirtillo. In bocca esibisce corposità ed equilibrio di rara foggia. Ha sapore, acidità tersa e sfumato tannino. Malolattica e maturazione in tonneau. Eccellente ora e tra 10 anni.

Vini Buoni d'Italia: 4 Stelle. Ottobre 09
Ha volume e nerbo ma non manca la grazia; aristocratico e nobile è un vino che punta all'olfatto su fiori passiti, spezie e continue progressioni.

L'Espresso: 4 Bottiglie. Ottobre 09
Vino di grande tempra ancora leggermente indietro con lo sviluppo; la finezza dell'estrazione, la complessità dei rimandi minerali e la pienezza gustativa ne promettono un futuro radioso. Luca Maroni: 89 punti