I don’t remember ever being disappointed by this wine. Admittedly, each vintage is different, but it always demonstrates balance and harmony, finesse and complexity.
Posted at 3:00 p.m.
The 2019 Volpaia Chianti Classico, an excellent vintage in Tuscany, made me particularly happy. Pale in color, it immediately offers a complex, distinctive nose: aromas of Morello cherry and dried cherry intertwine with notes of cedar, undergrowth, tobacco leaf and garrigue.
The mouth offers a ripe material, coupled with a tonic acidity and moderate, super fine tannins. Archisec, tasty, the wine stretches on a long finish and invites the table.
Try it with osso buco, braised beef with carrots, veal chop with mushrooms, eggplant with parmesan. Even better after a few hours of opening: a passage in carafe will therefore be beneficial.
Volpaia Chianti Classico 2019, $29.35 (10858262), 14%, organic
Aging: 4 or 5 years