Caparsa Chianti Classico Riserva Doccio Matteo 2021 Old Rioja this is the real deal

this is the real deal for people who like their gin classic and their drinks properly made

The 2023 radiates intensity on the palate—fine

the 2022 shows rich

Salt and leathery smokiness on the nose

salty finish

Caparsa Chianti Classico Riserva Doccio Matteo 2021 Old Rioja this is the real dealPaolo Cianferoni has run Caparsa since 1982, on the farm his father bought in 1965, and it shows in the wine: rugged, honest, entirely unbothered by fashion. Caparsa was one of Flatiron's very first loves in Chianti and there's never been a breakup. The estate sits in Radda, the highest and coolest corner of Chianti Classico, sometimes called the Chambolle Musigny of the zone for the ethereal red fruited Sangiovese it produces. Doccio a Matteo is the