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Caparsa, Chianti Classico, 2022

Red Wine from Tuscany, Italy
by Caparsa
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Radda Sangiovese with the patience of a different era. Paolo Cianferoni has farmed Caparsa organically since 1982, working a small estate in the cool highlands of Radda in Chianti and aging his wines longer than nearly anyone else in the zone. The 2022 Chianti Classico is pure Sangiovese fermented with native yeasts and raised slowly in cement, which keeps the fruit transparent and the structure savory rather than polished. 2022 was a warm Tuscan vintage, but Radda's altitude and Caparsa's fresh exposures gave the wine real lift — sour cherry, dried violet, a swirl of woodland herb, and that classic Radda salinity on the close. A traditional Chianti Classico from one of the appellation's most quietly principled producers.

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More about Caparsa

Sangiovese from Chianti can be as rewarding as it is diverse. Now more than ever, one can find a delicious well-made example. What's far harder to find is the special match of vine-to-vigneron that can categorically define terroir. Tempier's Bandol, Huet's Vouvray, Lafarge's Volnay, and Rinaldi's Barolo are a few examples that telegraph a sense of place in 750ml or less. To transport you to the soaring Classico region of Radda, add Caparso's bold and graceful Chianti Classico to that list. Currently running the show is Paolo Cianferoni, an outspoken farmer-philosopher with over 40 vintages under his belt at his family's 55-year-old estate. Paolo’s father saved the money to buy the farmland by working as a vineyard manager for mega-producer Frescobaldi. Since then, some gradual improvements have been made (the wines have been certified organic since 2005), but the commitment to exist "in symphony with the environment, Italian peasant culture, and the world of wine”, as Paolo puts it, has not changed. The deep respect for the land, and the balance of audacious character and humble elegance, is as refreshingly pure in life as it is in the wine itself. While it's a joy to spend our drinking time lost in the wine world's endless curiosities, it's the poetry of the classics that recalibrates us to True North. The added brilliance of Caparsa is its dominance of purity over simplicity.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sangiovese

  • Vintage

    2022

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Made for ribollita, pappa al pomodoro, and bistecca over coals. Equally happy with a Tuscan-style roast pork loin with rosemary and fennel, aged pecorino, or a simple plate of tagliatelle with wild boar ragù.

Tasting Profile

Medium-bodied and savory rather than plush, with sour cherry, dried violet, leather, and a wash of woodland herb framed by chalky tannins and that high-altitude Radda salinity. Classical Sangiovese — taut, transparent, built for the table.

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