Fattoria di Felsina • Chianti Classico, Italy
Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva by Fattoria di Fèlsina is a benchmark 100% Sangiovese from the southeastern edge of…Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva by Fattoria di Fèlsina is a benchmark 100% Sangiovese from the southeastern edge of Chianti Classico around Castelnuovo Berardenga, where stony quartz and calcareous alberese soils at 320–420m yield inten…Learn More »
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/750ml
2019 Retail Average
93
/100
2019 Pro Rating
A poised and characterful Riserva, the 2019 Berardenga opens with dark cherry, blood orange and woodland berry layered with violets, licorice, tobacco and a touch of smoky spice. The palate is both vibrant and brooding, with concentrated red and black fruit framed by firm, fine-grained tannins and a streak of savory mineral and herbal notes, finishing long, fresh and delicately balsamic. This is a refined yet authentically rustic expression of Sangiovese that will gain in nuance with time in bottle.
Bistecca alla fiorentina; pappardelle al cinghiale; roast leg of lamb with rosemary; aged Pecorino Toscano; porcini mushroom risotto.
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Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva by Fattoria di Fèlsina is a benchmark 100% Sangiovese from the southeastern edge of Chianti Classico around Castelnuovo Berardenga, where stony quartz and calcareous alberese soils at 320–420m yield intensely structured yet refined wines. A selection of the estate’s best parcels, it is traditionally vinified and aged 12–16 months in Slavonian casks and used French barriques, typically showing ruby color, dark cherry and wild berry fruit, floral and mineral tones, and firm but supple tannins that give it notab…