Caparsa Chianti Classico 2022 no ups and a long way from

and a long way from buttery Napa Chardonnay

bright fruit on the palate

juicy soul intact

he keeps his hands off and lets the fruit talk

now totaling 200 hectares across about 700 parcels

Caparsa Chianti Classico 2022 no ups and a long way fromPaolo Cianferoni has been farming Caparsa, high in the hills of Radda, since 1982, and his vineyards have been certified organic since 2005 worked biodynamically, picked by hand, fermented with native yeasts, and bottled with minimal sulfur. Radda is the highest, coolest corner of Chianti Classico, and that altitude shows in this base bottling: bright red cherry, dried herbs, blood orange, and the lean, savory Sangiovese spine that's made this zone