Caparsa Chianti Classico Riserva Caparsino 2021 Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine Damien Colin works three parcels

Damien Colin works three parcels here from vines of 30

malty finish

pastry cream

honest winemaking

Caparsa Chianti Classico Riserva Caparsino 2021 Lettie Teague WSJ On Wine Damien Colin works three parcelsCaparsino is Paolo Cianferoni's top Riserva the more refined of his two single vineyard bottlings, drawn from older vines on alberese, galestro, clay, and sand at around 450 meters in Radda. After spontaneous fermentation in cement, it ages roughly fifteen months in large 18hL oak casks, the kind of patient elevage that lets terroir, not wood, do the talking. Expect macerated dark cherry, pine, lavender, and a thread of espresso, with the cool climate