Pairs with: grilled lamb
The nose opens with dried cherry
fried whitebait or a bowl of salty crisps before dinner
The grapes come from the estate vineyards in Jameson Canyon and selected Napa Valley growers
and the bottle needs to overdeliver
2021 Chianti Classico Riserva, Querciabella Great Wines Pairs with: grilled lambThe Velvet Heart of Chianti This is Sangiovese with polish, depth and a very Tuscan sense of purpose. It opens with black cherry, ripe red plum, wild strawberry and dried cranberry, before moving into violet, sweet tobacco, leather, graphite, incense and Mediterranean herbs. There is a darker, more serious core than the straight Chianti Classico, but it still carries that essential Sangiovese brightness. The palate is structured, refined and