In the glass
Aroma: sour cherry, graphite, rose petal, Mediterranean scrub
Palate: red plum, iron filings, wild fennel, tobacco
Single-vineyard Sangiovese Riserva from the limestone-rich Rancia parcel at Castelnuovo Berardenga; bone-dry, iron-mineral, age-worthy.
What it pairs with
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Wild boar pappardelle
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Rancia's iron mineral finds the game in the ragu. -
Rabbit braised in red wine
Sangiovese acidity refreshes the slow stew. -
Pecorino di Pienza fresco
Fresh sheep's-milk cheese sharpens the wine's red-fruit lift.
History
Single-vineyard Riserva from the limestone-rich Rancia parcel at Castelnuovo Berardenga, first vintage 1983. Considered one of Chianti Classico's most consistently age-worthy bottles.
- 1983 — First vintage of the Rancia Vigna designation
Facts
- Producer
- Felsina
- Grapes
- Sangiovese (100%)
- Classification
- Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva
- Oak
- 18 to 20 months in French oak barriques and tonneaux
- ABV
- 13.5%
- Price
- EUR 50 to 90 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 25 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1983
Scores
- Wine Advocate 96 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)
- Vinous 95 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)