Wine of the Day, No. 439

The Badia a Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva 2013 is classic indeed in every way and drinking perfectly now at about five years old. This ancient property, an abbey founded in 1051 by Giovanni Gualberto, later the patron saint of foresters, is farmed by the Stucchi-Prinetti family on organic principles. The family acquired the estate in 1864. The gr…