Castello di Querceto Chianti (75cl, 13%)

Querceto Chianti is a Sangiovese-based red wine from Castello di Querceto in Tuscany. The estate sits between 350 and 520 metres above sea level, and the wine is fermented for about ten days at 28°C before ageing for at least ten months in traditional oak vessels of 10 to 40 hectolitres in the castle's underground cellars. The nose leads with sour cherry and red berry fruit, dried fennel, rose hips, grapefruit peel, damp earth and pine resin. The palate is bright and medium-bodied, with black cherry, dark plum, lively acidity, herbal undertones and a savory, woodsy character. The finish is persistent and spicy, with cherry skin, warm earth and clean acidity.