Caparsa Chianti Classico Riserva Caparsino 2021 SPRHONE age-worthy Tuscan that trades brute

age-worthy Tuscan that trades brute power for elegance

mineral-driven energy through a long

cushiony style some Saint-Émilions chase

so the fruit and stony energy come through clean

Vinification mixes steel tank and French oak for six to seven months before bottling

Caparsa Chianti Classico Riserva Caparsino 2021 SPRHONE age-worthy Tuscan that trades bruteCaparsino is Paolo Cianferoni's top Riserva the more refined of his two single vineyard bottlings, drawn from older vines on alberese, galestro, clay, and sand at around 450 meters in Radda. After spontaneous fermentation in cement, it ages roughly fifteen months in large 18hL oak casks, the kind of patient elevage that lets terroir, not wood, do the talking. Expect macerated dark cherry, pine, lavender, and a thread of espresso, with the cool climate