Castello di Bossi 2019 Gran Selezione Chianti Classico Oregon

Castello di Bossi 2019 Gran Selezione Chianti Classico OregonPairs with:Lamb ragu and fresh pappardelle Good for: Impressing the friend who went to Italy last year Feels like:A whole new world of wine Grape:Sangiovese I am from:Tuscany, Italy [split] [column a] The story:Based around a 9th century CE estate, Castello di Bossi is deeply rooted in Tuscan history. While their winery takes advantage of the best modern technology has to offer, their wines remain thoroughly neoclassical in style: structured, complex,

their estate produces a range of wines classic to the region

yellow grapefruit

Good for: Having a glass while you cook and another with dinner

or a rich charcuterie board

Because it spends at least three years aging in the cellar before release

unpretentious side of Bordeaux

fresh field mushrooms

including on the Escarelle estate

While many people only know Marsala as a dusty cooking ingredient

The hand-harvested grapes are partially destemmed and traditionally fermented in wide stone troughs called lagares

Lush and mouth-watering

granite minerality and green peppercorn spice