We are proud to announce that Querciabella has been named Cantina dell’Anno, Winery of the Year, in the prestigious DoctorWine Essential Guide to Italian Wines 2025, curated by Daniele Cernilli.
This Gran Selezione is among the top wines from Chianti Classico’s 2019 vintage.
So polished and beautiful. A benchmark for the vintage in Chianti Classico.
The purity of the Sangiovese fruit is simply mind-blowing. The new Gran Selezione is one of the most compelling young wines I have ever tasted at Querciabella.
Querciabella Gran Selezione 2019 is our third release of pure Sangiovese with a vital connection to a specific vineyard site. Its unique character captures the Genius Loci of the hillside of Ruffoli, on the eastern side of the valley above Greve in Chianti, whilst depicting a grander portrait of Chianti Classico itself.
It’s not a secret that in 2007, we embarked upon a Single-cru project to identify our best vineyards in Chianti Classico. Through the finest winemaking practices and ideal maturation, the intention was to reflect the particular influence of origin on the texture, flavour, and character of the resulting Sangiovese bottlings.
Vintage after vintage, we have continued to explore the qualities of Sangiovese discreetly but determinedly, advocating for a change in the rules that govern the Chianti Classico appellation that would allow the provenance of the vineyard under the emblem of the Black Rooster. Finally, with the imminent introduction of the UGA, we are a step closer to our final goal: the official recognition of the unique bond between wine and territory.
With the 2019 harvest, Sangiovese expressed itself with excellent concentration thanks to the long ripening season and nearly perfect conditions in early Autumn. Manfred, our talented winemaker, felt we could achieve a gentler extraction and a whole new dimension of tannins by applying the “submerged cap” technique, traditional of Piedmont’s finest wines.
This gambit proved to be wonderfully successful: a balanced wine with a bright personality and delicate tannins that transmit immediate pleasure, showing at the same time a vigorous capacity for ageing.
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Gran Selezione in the Spotlight
Sarah Heller’s report is a testament to the dynamic and evolving nature of Chianti Classico and its wines. We are proud to be part of this exciting journey and grateful for the recognition of our efforts to produce wines of the highest quality.
Gran Selezione Vertical Tasting
Crafted from high-altitude vineyards of Greve in Chianti, Querciabella Gran Selezione impressed world-renowned wine critic Jancis Robinson with their glorious expression of Sangiovese across a vertical tasting of three vintages.
