Felsina Berardenga Chianti Classico Riserva 2013

Professional Ratings

• 92 Wine & Spirits
  Felsina owns some 220 vineyard acres near Castelnuovo Berardenga at Chianti Classico’s southern edge. This wine is selected from parcels of sangiovese at varying elevations, giving a balanced wine with loads of texture, spice and ripeness. It opens on a cool menthol note, with black cherry flavors immersed in a mélange of crunchy herbs and vibrant spices. Notes of orange peel, dried cherry and roasted mushroom emerge after a few hours, on the way to a long and lively finish. It’s a generous Riserva, built for something robust like braised beef.
• 92 James Suckling
  A Chianti Classico with a pretty backbone of tannin and acidity along with subtle chocolate and cherry character. Medium body. Solid as always. Better in a year or two but beautiful now to drink.
• 90 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2013 Chianti Classico Riserva Berardenga is a little more evolved and aged than anticipated. The wine opens to dark fruit, plum, prune, dried cherry, savory spice and pipe tobacco. The apparent lack of primary fruit is surprising given the cooler climate in 2013. Yet again, the Castelnuovo Berardenga sub zone is always a few degrees warmer than the rest of the appellation.
• 90 Wine Spectator
  This is focused and densely flavored, with black cherry, plum, mint and earth flavors. Well-structured and firm on the lingering finish of spice and tobacco. Racy. Drink now through 2027.