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Felsina, Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia, 2013

Red Wine from Tuscany, Italy
by Felsina
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Felsina's single-vineyard Riserva from the Rancia site, and 2013 was a celebrated, classic Tuscan vintage now drinking right in its sweet spot. This is Sangiovese from one amphitheater-shaped vineyard in Castelnuovo Berardenga, at the warm southern tip of Chianti Classico, where limestone-and-slate soils lend lift and a mineral spine. Felsina is one of the great names in the zone, and Rancia is its most serious bottling, built to age two decades. At a dozen-plus years old, the tannins have softened and the savory, earthy side has come forward while the fruit holds. A back-vintage worth grabbing for collectors and dinner-table drinkers alike.

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Antonio Galloni

96 points

"A huge, vibrant wine, the 2013 Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia will need at least a few years in bottle to be approachable and much more than that to be at its best. Huge swaths of tannin give the wine its energy and feel. The essence of Sangiovese from Castelnuovo Berardenga comes through loud and clear. Readers should expect an especially virile, potent Rancia in 2013." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

95 points

"Here is another highlight of the vintage. The 2013 Chianti Classico Riserva Rancia is a dark, moody and sophisticated wine. It does not reveal itself immediately or in any obvious way. Instead, it doses out its intensity in careful measurements. The whole performance is seductive to say the least. That slow momentum leads to dark cherry with spice, grilled herb, wet earth and dried rose. Felsina's Riserva Rancia is a very elegant wine, both on the nose and in the mouth." —Monica Larner

Decanter

93 points

"Sweet scents of cherry, milled grain, semolina. Quietly enticing, a wine of ample ripeness. Already evolving towards secondary notes of oak underbrush, wild mushroom and liquorice."

Wine Spectator

92 points

"This red is dense and smooth, with muscular tannins supporting the black cherry, plum, sweet spice and earth flavors. Stays fresh and long on the aftertaste of earth, spice and tobacco notes."

Kerin O'Keefe

88 points

"French oak, cassis, chopped herb aromas and a balsamic note emerge in the glass. It's taut and full-bodied palate but rather lean in terms of fruit richness, offering prune, licorice, dried sage and espresso while clenching, close-grained tannins leave an astringent finish." —Kerin O'Keefe

More about Felsina

Fèlsina was founded in 1966 when Domenico Poggiali acquired the estate during Tuscany's wine revolution. Nearly 600 hectares with ninety-five planted to vines, Felsina is best known for their sleek, aromatic Super Tuscan Fontallaro and the spicy, intense Rancia Riserva—wines that prove Sangiovese is anything but one-note.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Sangiovese

  • Vintage

    2013

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Seared bistecca alla fiorentina, wild boar ragu, aged pecorino, mushroom risotto.

Tasting Profile

Mature Sangiovese: dried cherry and savory leather over tobacco and menthol lift, fine resolved tannins, bright acidity, a long earthy finish. Drinking well now.

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