Castell'in Villa Chianti Classico Riserva

In the glass

Aroma: dried cherry, tobacco, leather, rosehip

Palate: red plum, wild fennel, iron, balsamic

Old-school Sangiovese Riserva from Castelnuovo Berardenga, long-aged in large Slavonian botti.

What it pairs with

• Roast pigeon
  Tobacco and game-bird flavours echo.
• Bistecca alla fiorentina Find bistecca alla fiorentina on TableJourney →
  Old-vine Sangiovese handles the T-bone.
• Aged Pecorino di Pienza
  Crystalline cheese matches red-fruit acid.

History

Coralia Pignatelli has produced traditionally styled Chianti Classico Riserva at Castell'in Villa since 1971. Bottlings routinely sleep a decade before release.

1. 1971 — Pignatelli family establishes the estate

Facts

Producer

Castell'in Villa

Grapes

Sangiovese (100%)

Classification

Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva

Oak

24 to 30 months in large Slavonian oak casks

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 45 to 75 at retail

Drinking window

10 to 30 from vintage

First vintage

1971

Scores

• Wine Advocate 94 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2020)
• Vinous 94 (2016 vintage, reviewed 2020)

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