Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico

In the glass

Aroma: red cherry, violet, fennel

Palate: sour cherry, graphite, wild herbs

Annata Chianti Classico from the 600-metre Volpaia hamlet, translucent and herbal with the high-altitude Radda signature.

What it pairs with

• Pasta al pomodoro Find pasta al pomodoro on TableJourney →
  Cherry-and-tomato is the Chianti annata sweet spot.
• Crostini di fegatini Find crostini di fegatini on TableJourney →
  Florentine chicken-liver crostini, Sangiovese acidity refreshes.
• Margherita pizza
  Tomato sweetness meets sour-cherry acid.

History

Volpaia's annata is the village's daily wine, produced from the 600-metre Radda vineyards in continuous bottling since 1980.

1. 1980 — First vintage of the modern Volpaia Chianti Classico

Facts

Producer

Castello di Volpaia

Grapes

Sangiovese (90%), Merlot (10%)

Classification

Chianti Classico DOCG

Oak

12 months in French oak tonneaux

ABV

13.0%

Price

EUR 18 to 28 at retail

Drinking window

2 to 8 from vintage

First vintage

1980

Scores

• Wine Advocate 91 (2020 vintage, reviewed 2022)

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