Badia A Coltibuono Chianti Classico Riserva Cultus Boni 2018

Underbrush, oak, wild berry and scorched earth aromas form the nose. Made with 80% Sangiovese and other local native grapes, the palate demonstrates the heat of the vintage, evoking dried cherry, smoke, licorice and tobacco alongside rather dusty tannins. 

The Cultus Boni is Badia a Coltibuono's more modern expression of Chianti Classico. It is still made with a traditional blend of Sangiovese and other varietiesin fact, using eight historical Chianti varieties making up 20% of the blendbut it is aged in barriques rather than large oak casks. Cultus boni in Latin, like coltibuono in Italian, means good cultivation.