{"product_id":"2021-palafreno-querciabella","title":"2021 Palafreno, Querciabella","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"84\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"35\" data-end=\"84\"\u003eThe Velvet Horse of Tuscany\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"460\"\u003ePalafreno is Merlot with a Renaissance wardrobe and a pulse of Tuscan sunlight. Deep, polished and beautifully composed, it opens with black cherry, damson, blueberry and violet, then gathers darker notes of liquorice, graphite, cocoa, warm spice and new leather. It is generous, but never heavy. There is a real sense of poise here, like power carried with perfect posture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"462\" data-end=\"838\"\u003eThe palate is plush and sculpted, with ripe dark fruit wrapped around fine, savoury tannins and a bright line of Tuscan freshness. It has the gloss of a great Super Tuscan, but also the lift and detail that make Querciabella so compelling: mineral tension, floral perfume and a long, quietly commanding finish. A wine for decanting, lingering and slightly lowering your voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"1098\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"852\"\u003eFor when\u003c\/strong\u003e you want something grand, but not loud.\u003cbr data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"895\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"895\" data-end=\"909\"\u003ePairs with\u003c\/strong\u003e slow-cooked beef shin, roast lamb, wild mushroom ragù, truffle risotto, or aged pecorino.\u003cbr data-start=\"999\" data-end=\"1002\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1002\" data-end=\"1024\"\u003eIf this wine were…\u003c\/strong\u003e a horse, it would be the one leading the parade through Florence at dusk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1458\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eQuerciabella is one of Tuscany’s benchmark estates, renowned for marrying Super Tuscan ambition with an unusually pure, precise and environmentally minded approach. Founded in Chianti Classico in 1974, the estate has built its reputation on meticulous vineyard work, organic and biodynamic principles, and wines that combine depth with clarity rather than excess. Palafreno sits at the very top of that vision: a rare, single-variety Merlot made only when the vintage allows, showing Querciabella at its most polished, expressive and exacting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wine Republic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55486861738369,"sku":null,"price":115.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/0513\/9841\/files\/2021Palafreno_Querciabella.png?v=1778854630","url":"https:\/\/www.wine-republic.co.uk\/products\/2021-palafreno-querciabella","provider":"Wine Republic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}