The 2016 vintage is widely considered one of Piedmont's all-time greats — a near-perfect growing season that produced reds of remarkable structure
A blend of straight bourbons aged 4-9 years
with the density and tannic spine to reward this kind of patience
The Chiquet brothers are constantly fine-tuning
From the producer: Our Hazelburn Sherry Wood
Caparsa Chianti Classico 2022 agrapart The 2016 vintage is widelyPaolo Cianferoni has been farming Caparsa, high in the hills of Radda, since 1982, and his vineyards have been certified organic since 2005 worked biodynamically, picked by hand, fermented with native yeasts, and bottled with minimal sulfur. Radda is the highest, coolest corner of Chianti Classico, and that altitude shows in this base bottling: bright red cherry, dried herbs, blood orange, and the lean, savory Sangiovese spine that's made this zone