Castello di Monsanto, Chianti Classico Riserva, 2019 July12Offer stony clay over hard limestone

stony clay over hard limestone drains freely and stresses the vines into producing tiny

Serve neat as a digestif

this special bottling from Lagar de Pintos is a standout expression of Rías Baixas Albariño

and Nicolas Faure—shaped a philosophy of expressing each vineyard site separately

Castello di Monsanto, Chianti Classico Riserva, 2019 July12Offer stony clay over hard limestoneFrom the estate that created Chianti Classico's first single vineyard cru, Il Poggio, back in 1962, this Riserva carries that pioneering pedigree. Castello di Monsanto, in the hills of Barberino Val d'Elsa, was also among the first to drop white grapes from its blend in the late 1960s, betting everything on Sangiovese long before it was fashionable. 2019 handed Chianti Classico a classic season: a wet May that recharged the water table, a summer