Castello di Volpaia - Chianti Clasico Riserva 2020 (750ml)
Price: $48.99
| Producer | Castello di Volpaia |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Varietal | Sangiovese |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 202894 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Castello di Volpaia Description
Family-owned since 1967, located on a hilltop north of the town of Radda, 2,024 feet above sea level, highest vineyards in the Chianti Classico region.
Chianti Classico Riserva is a wine from Castello di Volpaia made exclusively from Sangiovese grapes. Representing the rebirth of Chianti Classico as a fine wine region, it was the first ever Chianti that made it to the top 3 of “Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of the Year” with the 2015 vintage.
Tasting Note: The Chianti Classico Riserva boasts a beautiful ruby red hue, accented with a subtle trace of garnet, which adds to its visual appeal. On the nose, it offers an elegant bouquet that delicately displays hints of spice and fruit, creating a complex and inviting aroma. This wine is exceptionally well structured, featuring smooth and refined tannins that give it a balanced and harmonious character.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
In the bottle with the black label, the organic 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva offers ripe fruit with measured intensity that never feels heavy or overdone. Achieving this level of balance is not easy in a hot growing season such as this. This wine is characterized by an especially linear and direct personality that pushes it over the palate with good momentum.
Vinous: 92 Points
The 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva is terrific. Macerated dark cherry, spice, leather, tobacco, dried flowers and underbrush are some of the many notes that grace this super-expressive Riserva. The 2020 is a touch somber, but that only adds to its considerable allure.
