2003 Chianti Rufina Nipozzano Riserva

Lamberto Frescobaldi is a man of stark contrasts. Despite his aristocratic lineage, the US-educated Frescobaldi is very much down to earth, equally at ease discussing the simple pleasures of country life in Tuscany as he is his estate's global marketing strategy and financials. That dualism is very much on display in the wines, which reflect a wide range of styles from the super-commercial wines the family makes in Montalcino to the artisan, small-production bottlings that emerge from its Pomino estate. The wines of Castello di Nipozzano, located in the Chianti Ruོཾfina appellation reflect something of a stylistic middle-ground. Unlike some of his colleagues of a similar scale who choose to group wines from diverse properties under one brand name, Frescobaldi has chosen to keep his five estates as separate, distinct entities, which is how they will appear in these pages.