2014 Mongrana

This is a terrific set of wines from Querciabella and winemaker Manfred Ing. The flagship Camartina and Palafreno, both from the 2013 vintage are stellar. These days, I find almost as much pleasure in the Chianti Classico, a wine that delivers serious quality and pedigree for the money. I also had a chance to taste the 2016 and 2015 single-vineyard Sangioveses, wines that won’t be released for some time. The 2016s are of course very young, but they have tremendous color and aromatic intensity, while the 2015s exude density while also remaining faithful to their origins. Proprietor Sebastiano Cossia Castiglioni deserves all the credit in the world for putting together the team to execute on his vision for making world-class wines that are aligned with his broader philosophical goals of sustainability. These wines are simply gorgeous. That’s all there is to it.