Caparsa Chianti Classico 2022 NO20230809 and toasted winter spice

and toasted winter spice

when the vineyard passed from the Dukes of Burgundy to the King of France after the defeat of Charles the Bold

back when Rosenthal was still building the portfolio that would define a generation of American Burgundy drinkers

Chiseled and chalky with a delicate texture and loads of minerality

Billiot Fils is a family-run estate in Ambonnay

Caparsa Chianti Classico 2022 NO20230809 and toasted winter spicePaolo Cianferoni has been farming Caparsa, high in the hills of Radda, since 1982, and his vineyards have been certified organic since 2005 worked biodynamically, picked by hand, fermented with native yeasts, and bottled with minimal sulfur. Radda is the highest, coolest corner of Chianti Classico, and that altitude shows in this base bottling: bright red cherry, dried herbs, blood orange, and the lean, savory Sangiovese spine that's made this zone