Querciabella - Batar 2019 (750ml)
Price: $124.99
| Producer | Querciabella |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Varietal | Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Sku | 67115 |
| Size | 750ml |
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Querciabella Description
Founded in 1974, Querciabella enjoys the acclaim of the world’s most discriminating critics and consumers for wines such as Camartina, Batàr, Palafreno and Querciabella Chianti Classico. In its uncompromising pursuit of quality, sustainability and authenticity, Querciabella has continually honed its approach to biodynamic viticulture for over a decade. With vineyards located throughout Tuscany’s Chianti Classico and Maremma areas, Querciabella exemplifies the mindful preservation of tradition through forward-thinking, albeit completely natural, winemaking.
Batàr originates on vines that grow in the two soil types found on the hilltop of Ruffoli: argillaceous matrix and sandstone at approximately 350m, and marly schist and slate at approximately 600m. The vineyards from which Batàr is obtained have been cultivated organically since 1988, and in 2000 have undergone a full conversion to biodynamic techniques.
Vintage after vintage, Querciabella’s forward-thinking winemaking has evolved beyond the hedonistic idea of succeeding at growing foreign white grapes, albeit noble, in a stronghold of red wines to focus on expressing a specific sense of place. Clearly, Batàr’s inherent vitality and classic minerality derive from the high elevation vineyards of Ruffoli and the Galestro soil typical of Chianti Classico’s best sites.
James Suckling: 95 Points
Sliced apples, peaches, peach blossom, cedar and smoked almonds on the nose. It’s medium-to full-bodied with a creamy texture. Layered and delicious with subtle spice notes and ripe stone fruit, balanced by bright acidity. Long. Pinot blanc and Chardonnay.
Vegan.
Vinous: 93 Points
The 2019 Batar, 50% Chardonnay/50% Pinot Blanc, offers up an exotic mélange of tangerine peel, pineapple, spice and passionfruit. The move towards a more refined style here has paid off big-time.
Wine Spectator: 91 Points
Subtle aromas and flavors of vanilla, butterscotch and baking spices frame the core of peach and baked apple in this creamy white. Verges on tropical fruit, remaining intense and long, offering fine balance and a spicy, salty aftertaste. Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc.
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