Querciabella Chianti Classico Riserva, 2017, 750ML

Feature

Tasting Note

Vinous 94 Points

Querciabella’s 2017 Chianti Classico Riserva is fabulous. The warm, dry vintage notwithstanding, Querciabella turned out a gracious, mid-weight Riserva that is incredibly elegant. The 2017 changes constantly in the glass, revealing different sides of its personality over time. It’s the perfect wine for the dinner table.

Winemaking 

Chianti Classico Riserva is the perfect blend of the estates best parcels of Sangiovese from vineyards in Greve, Radda and Gaiole in Chianti.

Each vineyard is picked and fermented lot by lot, prior to 16 months maturation in fine to extra fine-grained oak barriques (225 l) and tonneaux (500 l) of which up to 20% new.

Organic, Biodynamic, Vegan

Winery

The estate started in 1974 with Giuseppe Castiglioni buying a single hectare of vineyard on a hillside in Tuscany. During the 1980's Giuseppe and his investor purchased more land and converted the estate vineyards to organic, becoming one of the first organic wines in Italy by 1988. The estate now farms over 100 hectares organically and biodynamically, and it's also certified vegan.