Caparsa Chianti Classico Riserva Doccio Matteo 2021

Name: Caparsa Chianti Classico Riserva Doccio Matteo 2021
Brand: Palermo Wine Imports [PWI]
SKU: SF-1-PWI--071626-24
Price: 69.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$69⁹⁹

Paolo Cianferoni has run Caparsa since 1982, on the farm his father bought in 1965, and it shows in the wine: rugged, honest, entirely unbothered by fashion. Caparsa was one of Flatiron's very first loves in Chianti and there's never been a breakup. The estate sits in Radda, the highest and coolest corner of Chianti Classico, sometimes called the Chambolle-Musigny of the zone for the ethereal red-fruited Sangiovese it produces. Doccio a Matteo is the Riserva, and Paolo's approach to it is unhurried in the extreme: certified organic farming, spontaneous fermentation in cement, then a year or two in small old oak vats, no new-oak polish anywhere. What you get is gutsy and wild and deeply savory, but refined at the same time. The unvarnished soul of Sangiovese.

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Antonio Galloni

96 points

"The 2021 Chianti Classico Riserva Doccio a Matteo is a brooding, virile wine. The darker side of Sangiovese comes through in this somber, imposing Riserva. Black cherry, plum, leather, graphite, chocolate and cloves stain the palate. There's tremendous substance here. This explosive Riserva cries for the dinner table. It's another superb effort from Caparsa." —Antonio Galloni

More about Caparsa

There is often a misconception that "Old Fashioned" or "Traditional" implies something rustic—a wine that is rough around the edges. But if you have ever tasted the great traditional wines of Italy—like a Soldera Brunello or a classic Monfortino—you know that the opposite is true. When executed perfectly, traditional methods don't create roughness; they create profound transparency. They allow a wine to have power without weight.

Caparsa doesn't cost hundreds of dollars a bottle, but spiritually at least, it belongs in that same conversation.

The estate is run by Paolo Cianferoni, a man as rugged and honest as his vines. He was just seven when his father bought the farm, and Paolo claims to have worked the very first vintage that they produced and all 55 vintages since then! The farm is in Radda in Chianti, the highest and coolest zone of the appellation. In recent years, Radda has become the most sought-after terroir in the region because its altitude preserves acidity and freshness even in warmer years. It is sometimes called the "Chambolle-Musigny of Chianti" for its tendency to produce ethereal, red-fruited wines.

But Caparsa adds a bass note to that Radda treble.

Paolo’s winemaking is unhurried and confident: organic farming, spontaneous fermentations in cement vats, and aging in cement casks. The result is a Chianti with far more presence than is typical at this price point. It feels "gutsy"—with a wild, savory soul—but because of the Radda terroir, it remains incredibly refined. It is structured but not stern; generous but never heavy.