Price: $46.99
In Mixed Case: $42.29
Quantity in Stock: 6
Capponi Description
This wine is usually produced from the best blocks of old vines with the sunniest exposition in the estate owned by the Conti Capponi near Greve in Chianti. The ripe and perfectly healthy grapes from each block are long fermented and then aged separately for 20 months in French oak 500 liters tonneaux and Slavonian oak 30 hl casks. After the cuvee is made the wine ages for another 4/6 months before its bottling. The colour of Villa Calcinaia’s Chianti Classico Riserva is rich-ruby, whilst the bouquet is mature in its fruit, well blended with the oak. The taste of the wine is soft, velvety. The structure is solid and the wood well integrated. The aftertaste is spicy and persistent. Villa Calcinaia’s Riserva is for important occasions, with rich meat-dishes, or just as an added enjoyment during a conversation.
Wine Advocate: 93 Points
In its distinctive black and white packaging, the Conti Capponi Villa Calcinaia 2020 Chianti Classico Riserva (made with certified organic fruit) is a mid-weight expression with earthy and mineral notes that give the wine, initially, a slightly closed bouquet. With time, you get forest fruit, white pepper and dusty iris root. There is a hint of sweet spice to close.
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