Caparsa Chianti Classico 2022 NO20230809 back when Rosenthal was still

back when Rosenthal was still building the portfolio that would define a generation of American Burgundy drinkers

Billiot Fils is a family-run estate in Ambonnay

when the vineyard passed from the Dukes of Burgundy to the King of France after the defeat of Charles the Bold

The Descombes family farms two hectares for this cuvée in a slightly cooler corner of Chablis

Caparsa Chianti Classico 2022 NO20230809 back when Rosenthal was stillPaolo 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