The 2013 Chianti Classico Riserva Baruffo is a fragrant and full red wine with plump cherry and dark plum followed by leather, licorice and grilled herb. There is a lingering flavor of scorched earth or toasted chestnut on the finish. The grapes are destemmed and cold soaked before fermentation. The completed wine is aged for 18 months, mostly in French oak but a part only sees stainless steel in order to maintain that fresh fruit profile.