2015 Chianti Classico Riserva Querciabella, Toskana

Wine Spectator - 2015 Chianti Classico Riserva, Querciabella

This red is solid, with a dense structure supporting flavors of cherry, plum, iron and tobacco. Powerful, yet stays within a slim frame, expanding a little on the earth- and mineral-tinged aftertaste. Best from 2021 through 2036. 833 cases made. - Aug. 2019

Vinous - 2015 Chianti Classico Riserva, Querciabella

The 2015 Chianti Classico Riserva is one of the more reticent wines of the vintage. There is good depth and structure in the glass, but the tannins are a bit firm, whole the wine is quite unyielding. It will be interesting to see if the 2015 opens up with time in the glass. My impression today is that the tannins may be a bit too big for the wine's mid-weight frame. We will see. - Antonio Galloni, Feb. 2019