Selvapiana Bucerchiale

In the glass

Aroma: sour cherry, rose petal, wild fennel, graphite

Palate: red plum, iron, tobacco, balsamic

Single-vineyard pure Sangiovese Chianti Rufina Riserva from Selvapiana's Bucerchiale parcel, library-aged.

What it pairs with

• Wild boar pappardelle Find wild boar pappardelle on TableJourney →
  Game ragu and Rufina precision.
• Bistecca alla fiorentina Find bistecca alla fiorentina on TableJourney →
  Riserva structure for a T-bone.
• Aged Pecorino di Pienza
  Crystalline cheese amplifies cherry-and-tobacco.

History

Single-vineyard pure Sangiovese from Selvapiana's Bucerchiale parcel, first vintage 1979. Estate ICEA-organic certified.

1. 1979 — First Bucerchiale Vigna designation

Facts

Producer

Fattoria Selvapiana

Grapes

Sangiovese (100%)

Classification

Chianti Rufina DOCG Riserva

Oak

24 months in French and Slavonian oak

ABV

13.5%

Price

EUR 30 to 45 at retail

Drinking window

8 to 25 from vintage

First vintage

1979

Scores

• Wine Advocate 96 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)
• Vinous 95 (2019 vintage, reviewed 2022)

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