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2016 Camartina, Querciabella, Tuscany, Italy

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Sangiovese (30%)
Ready - youthful (Drink 2022 - 2044)
Walter Speller
18/20
James Suckling
94/100
Antonio Galloni
95/100
Product: 20168213853

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2016 Camartina, Querciabella, Tuscany, Italy

Description

70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Sangiovese from the hillside of Ruffoli, near the estate. The vineyard has been certified biodynamic since 2000. Aged for 18 months in barriques of French oak (30% new).

Lustrous youthful ruby. Youthful on the nose too. Concentrated red fruit that is still a little embryonic and not fully unfurled. Just hints of dark, exotic spice notes in the background. Minerally and tight but already shows amazing depth. Gorgeous, taut, tightly knit, tangy fruit and finely ground tannins on the palate. Very long and youthful and superbly structured. Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese blend, of which the sum is greater than the parts. The wine expresses originality rather than grape varieties.

Drink 2024 - 2036

Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com (November 2020)

Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2016
Maturity Ready - youthful (2022 - 2044)
Grape List Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Sangiovese (30%)
Body Full Bodied
Producer Querciabella

Critics reviews

Walter Speller 18/20

70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Sangiovese from the hillside of Ruffoli, near the estate. The vineyard has been certified biodynamic since 2000. Aged for 18 months in barriques of French oak 30% new).

Lustrous youthful ruby. Youthful on the nose too. Concentrated red fruit that is still a little embryonic and not fully unfurled. Just hints of dark, exotic spice notes in the background. Minerally and tight but already shows amazing depth. Gorgeous, taut, tightly knit, tangy fruit and finely ground tannins on the palate. Very long and youthful and superbly structured. Cabernet Sauvignon and Sangiovese blend, of which the sum is greater than the parts. The wine expresses originality rather than grape varieties.

Drink 2024 - 2036
Walter Speller, JancisRobinson.com (Nov 2020)
James Suckling 94/100

Very pretty and precise with tight tannins and polish. It’s linear and compact with blackberry, blackcurrant and cherry character. Racy and polished. From organically grown grapes.

Try after 2023
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com (Jul 2021)
Antonio Galloni 95/100

The 2016 Camartina is superb. As always, Camartina is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Sangiovese, all from Greve's Ruffoli district, where Querciabella is located. At this stage in its development, the Camartina is driven by Sangiovese in its red-toned fruit, aromatics and acid profile. The 2016 is vibrant, saline and full of energy. I am so intrigued to see how it develops in bottle.

Drink 2024 - 2041
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Aug 2020)

About this wine

Cabernet Sauvignon

The most famous red wine grape in the world and one of the most widely planted.
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Querciabella

The story of Querciabella, or its charming translation ‘beautiful oak’, started in 1974 when oenophile and businessman, Giuseppe (Pepito) Castiglioni brought the estate. The Castiglione family has always pushed boundaries, by planting non-indigenous grape varieties and converting their vineyards to Biodynamic farming. Since 1981, Camartina has been the estate’s leading Super-Tuscan. Camartina is part of a revolutionary but highly select group of wines, which firmly elevated Italian wine to the world stage. The estate was unhappy with the mediocrity of the Tuscan region, which, in turn, sparked creativity and innovation amongst the best wineries. Querciabella took a risk when producing Camartina, as they eschewed the strict rules of the Chianti Classico region. Originally, the blend of Camartina favoured Sangiovese but over the years, Cabernet Sauvignon has usurped the traditional, Tuscan grape variety. This is due to the Bordeaux variety acclimatising to Ruffoli’s sandstone slopes. French Oak is the material of choice for the fermentation vessels, creating integrated tannins in the wine. The Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon wines are matured separately for 18 months in French Oak barrels. The leading barrels are selected to make up the final blend.
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