2004 Camartina

Wine Details
Producer

Querciabella

Release Price

$150 (2017)

Place of Origin

Italy

Greve in Chianti (Chianti Classico, Firenze)

Tuscany

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese (2020 vintage)

Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2013 - 2022

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Querciabella is owned by entrepreneur Sebastiano Castiglioni, who acquired his passion for wine from his father Giuseppe. The property occupies a stupendous position in the hills above Greve in Chianti. The estate pursues biodynamic farming and low yields in its vineyards. Long-time oenologist Guido De Santi oversees a non-interventionalist approach in the cellar. The Querciabella wines represent the purest expression of fruit in a contemporary style that is all about elegance. The wines are approachable when young, but also have the capacity to gain complexity with cellaring. “Over the past few years we've really tried to find a stronger link to our region. It's been a gradual process of evolution,” says CEO Cesare Turini. The biggest change is a renewed focus on Sangiovese in the Chianti Classico along with a diminished use of international varietals. Sangiovese, which was once 80% of the blend, now represents 90% or more of the final blend in vintages 2004 and 2005. The fruit is being sourced from two of the estate's best Sangiovese plots which in the past had been used for Camartina and Palafreno. This new interpretation of the Chianti Classico means that overall production of Camartina has been reduced by about 40% while the Palafreno is now 100% Merlot. The estate has also been gradually making acquisitions, the most recent of which is a 14 hectare plot in Radda, near Montevertine. The estate's constant search for a higher level of quality exemplifies a level of ambition that I wish were more common in these parts. Readers who haven't tasted the Querciabella wines in a few vintages owe it to themselves to do so. This is a superb set of new releases.

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