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Querciabella Chianti Classico 2018 750ml
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Querciabella Chianti Classico 2018

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750ml
$55.00
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Category Red Wine
Varietal
Origin Italy, Tuscany, Chianti Classico
Brand Querciabella
Alcohol/vol 13.5%

Querciabella Chianti Classico redefines Sangiovese with brilliance, clarity and a great depth of flavour. Carefully blended from three of the finest districts of the appellation, it owes its varietal purity to our plant-based winegrowing regime.

Founded in 1974, Querciabella enjoys the acclaim of the world’s most discriminating critics and consumers  for wines such as Camartina, Batàr, Palafreno and Querciabella Chianti Classico. In its uncompromising  pursuit of quality, sustainability and authenticity, Querciabella has continually honed its approach to  biodynamic viticulture for over a decade. With vineyards located throughout Tuscany’s Chianti Classico and  Maremma areas, Querciabella exemplifies the mindful preservation of tradition through forward-thinking,  albeit completely natural winemaking. 

Querciabella’s Chianti Classico represents the pinnacle of high-altitude, perfectly exposed Sangiovese fruit.  A beautiful balancing act of crisp, inviting acidity, pure varietal fruit flavor and character deriving from  sourcing the grapes from top sites in three of the the denomination’s best sub-zones. A wine and food  lovers’ delight. 

James Suckling
  • js93

Shows real concentration for a Chianti Classico with notes of brambleberries, blackcurrants, black cherries and baking spices. Full body, grippy tannins and loads of fruit. But this remains refined and elegant, all thanks to the precise acidity. Drink now.

Wine Spectator
  • ws93

Saturated black cherry and plum flavors are framed by earth, iron and tar notes in this dense, powerful red. Shows depth and a solid structure, but this is tightly packed and should be forgotten about for another three years. Best from 2024 through 2040

Vinous
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The 2016 Chianti Classico is an explosion of floral-infused aromatics and red-toned fruit, all in the super-classic mid-weight style that is such a signature of the Querciabella house style today. Rose petal, lavender, mint and sweet raspberry fruit are pushed to the forefront. This is the first vintage in which more than half of the wine was aged in larger format oak ranging from tonneau to cask. Vineyards in Gaiole and Greve form the core of the blend, with a touch of fruit from Radda. The 2016 has enough freshness to drink well for another decade plus, but I would give it a few years in bottle for the bright acids to integrate a bit further. There are a number of pricier wines in Querciabella's range, but I am not sure any of them can match the Chianti Classico for pure pleasure. What a lovely wine it is.

February 2019
Wine & Spirits
  • was91

This comes from biodynamically farmed, high elevation vineyards, and the wine's tart cherry and strawberry flavors capture the brightness of the 2016 vintage. Notes of peppery spice and crunchy herbs add to the appeal.

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