Tuscany, Italy
Tenuta Caparzo
Caparzo is one of Montalcino's reliable mid-size estates, making Brunello — a powerful Tuscan red from Sangiovese grapes — since the 1970s. They sit in the middle of the pack: serious quality without the sky-high prices of the cult names.

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