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 »
$37
/750ml
2021 Retail Average
93
/100
2021 Pro Rating
A tense yet seductive Riserva, the 2021 Berardenga opens with layers of cherry, pomegranate and wild strawberry framed by blood orange, dried herbs and warm spice. The palate is sleek but concentrated, with fine, chalky tannins, a streak of savory minerality and well-judged oak that brings hints of tobacco, leather and licorice on the long, vibrant finish. This is a classic, structured Sangiovese that marries purity of fruit with depth and complexity.
Bistecca alla Fiorentina; pappardelle al cinghiale; Tuscan herb-roasted lamb; aged Pecorino Toscano; mushroom and truffle risotto
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…