Capraia 2022 – Chianti Classico Riserva

The wine has a pale ruby color. The nose is gourmand, fruity, even slightly sweet. It expresses notes of garnet juice (or even grenadine), wild strawberry, raspberry coulis, ripe red cherry, crushed blackcurrant and morello cherry in the background, combined with notes of liquorice, wild mint, vanilla (in the background), combined with sweet touches of peony and iris, as well as a hint of cocoa. The palate is juicy and airy, with a fruity and tangy attack. It expresses notes of juicy raspberry, red cherry, raspberry coulis and cranberries, combined with notes of licorice, blackcurrant leaf, a good bitterness of grapefruit and coffee, as well as black pepper and peony. The tannins are tight and firm. Good length and salivating acidity. A lively wine, with a salivating acidity and a light touch of cocoa on the persistence.