The 2012 Chianti Classico Riserva Rocca Guicciarda has the advantage of receiving some of the estate's best fruit, because not all the single-vineyard wines were made in 2012. This wine represents a blend of fruit grown on the Brolio estate and other purchased fruit. The wine is smooth and silky, with bright fruit tendencies backed by lightly toasted almond and grilled herb. The grape's natural acidity comes through loud and clear.