chianti classico DOCG Riserva 2018

An unusual year, heavy rainfall in winter and spring, frost in April and a hot but rainy summer with cool nights. In the wineyard, the prolonged humidity and heat required special attention to protect the grapes from disease. Lots of fruit and an unexpectedly long ripening period. During the harvest, many selections 'freed' the best berries to ripen longer, well venti-lated. A long but rich and also good harvest, with a very strict selection.
 
The Riserva 2018 is the child of a 'Chiantigiana' vintage in the best sense of the term. A cold winter and a fluctuating summer season have produced a wine that is more intriguing than ex-plosive on the aromatic level, but very snappy on the palate and deep. The classic Val delle Corti tannins are silky but never flat, tamed but well present. An extremely refined 'middle weight' that dances on its toes and will take advantage of the bottle to integrate and complete itself.