Monte Bernardi, Panzano, Chianti Classico, Riserva 2022 Southern Rhone with its red berry

with its red berry

Crushed rock

Natural second fermentation in bottle (Champagne method)

Wonderfully fine-grained and sappy

This decidedly pretty wine is at once both graceful and wonderfully deep with a very firm grasp on keen and lively young fruit that runs from ripe cherries to raspberries

Monte Bernardi, Panzano, Chianti Classico, Riserva 2022 Southern Rhone with its red berryEven though the estate Monte Bernardi dates back to 1085 in the region of Panzano in Tuscany, Michael Schmelzer and family purchased the estate in 2003 and have been making beautiful Sangiovese based wines and olive oil ever since. The propertys vineyards are situated in the hilly, southern most region of Panzano, an area that has been acknowledged as one of the Grand Crus of Chianti Classico. Most of the vineyards are more than 40 years old. Before