100% Sangiovese. From certified-biodynamic vines in San Casciano in Val di Pesa at the northern edge of the Chianti Classico zone. The fruit comes from two sites--one lower-lying, warmer, with heavier clay soils with alluvial stones, the other much higher, cooler, north-facing and limestone-forward...

100% Sangiovese. From certified-biodynamic vines in San Casciano in Val di Pesa at the northern edge of the Chianti Classico zone. The fruit comes from two sites--one lower-lying, warmer, with heavier clay soils with alluvial stones, the other much higher, cooler, north-facing and limestone-forward...

100% Cabernet Sauvignon. There is a scant 1-hectare parcel of 25-year-old Cabernet vines on the Montesecondo estate in Cerbaia, planted on stony clay soils on a gentle northwest-facing slope. The certified-biodynamic bunches are harvested by hand and mainly destemmed, with around 30% of the fruit...

90% Sangiovese/10% Colorino-Canaiuolo. From certified-biodynamic vines in San Casciano in Val di Pesa at the northern edge of the Chianti Classico zone. The fruit comes from two sites--one lower-lying, warmer, with heavier clay soils with alluvial stones, the other much higher, cooler, north-facing...

La Gerla rents and fully farms this vineyard in Castelnuovo dell'Abate in the southern part of the appellation. The vines are 15 years old, so they prefer to make a younger, fresher wine from it. Fermented in stainless steel, aged in used Slavonian oak botti for 4 months.

The La Gerla Brunello is a blend of both the Canalicchio and Castelnuovo vineyards; the average age of the vines is 25 years old. The grapes are kept cool for 7-8 days before fermentation, which lasts up to 15 days. The wine is then transferred to large 50-100hl casks and is aged for three years,...

San Ferdinando’s Chianti ‘Il Gargaiolo’ takes its name from the eponymous stream that runs along the Sangiovese vineyard.  This vintage, the blend is 85% Sangiovese, 10% Ciliegiolo, and 5% ancient co-planted varietals; the grapes come from vineyards at 350m, facing south-southeast on light sandy...

Ciliegiolo, meaning “cherry-like”, is usually reserved as a blending grape. Bottled on its own, it shows remarkably bright red fruits and fresh acidity.  There have been conflicting studies, but Ciliegiolo is either a parent or offspring of Sangiovese.  San Ferdinando’s version comes from 1.7...

80% Prugnolo Gentile/20% Canaiolo Nero & Mammolo. Prugnolo Gentile is the variant of Sangiovese found in Montepulciano and historically co-planted with supporting varieties like Canaiolo and Mammolo. Proprietor Dora Forsoni has been farmiing her family's vines organically forever, many of them...

100% Prugnolo Gentile aka Sangiovese. IGT Rosso is a newer addition to Sanguineto's small line-up and an outlier in a few ways: it is their only IGT wine; their only one from a young plantation (2017) of Prugnolo Gentile; and the only monovarietal wine from Sanguineto. As for vignaiola Dora Forsoni...

100% Sangiovese. Typically, Fonterenza's rosato comes from estate fruit but in 2023, they lost 2/3 of their crop and sourced for this wine. The berries are destemmed and gently pressed with the juice remaining in contact with the skins for about 8 hours. The must ferments spontaneously and slowly,...

Ansonica/Vermentino/Trebbiano/Malvasia field blend. The Padovani sisters source the fruit from a grower friend on the Tuscan coast in Capalbio to make what they characterize as a "Mediterranean white" . The co-planted varieties grow on sandy, iron-rich soils, are organically farmed and average...

100% Sangiovese. Fonterenza's classic Rosso di Montalcino comes from across their hilly, contiguous four hectares of vines in San Polo, just southeast of Montalcino. It has never been a "second wine" for them. Their entire small holding qualifies for Brunello DOCG technically, but the legal...

100% Sangiovese. Fonterenza grows four contiguous hectares of hilly vineyards just southeast of the town of Montalcino. The crown jewel of their holdings is a 1.6-hectare parcel valled Vigna del Bosco, so named for the fact that the steep, south-facing, amphitheater-shaped vineyard is entirely...

This wine is a blend of varieties originating from the Mediterranean Basin— 50% Alicante Nero, 30% Sangiovese, 10% Carignano, 9% Mourvedre, 1% Alicante Bouschet—sourced from vineyards at 180-250 meters above sea level, the lower and more coastal-influenced vineyards of Ampeleia.  The fruit was...

100% Cabernet Franc, this is part of Ampeleia's 'Monovarietali' project, highlighting single varieties and single vineyards whose special characteristics precluded them from blending in other wines. The grapes are sourced from a single parcel called "Vigna all'Asina," This vineyard sits at 500...

The Chianti Colli Senesi ‘normale’ is 100% Sangiovese. Maceration lasted a month. Aged for one year in cement.   This is an overdelivering Sangiovese, with perfectly encapsulated fruit and just the right amount of supporting grip.  10,000 bottles made.  The label reads, “Year 800- Tolfo dei Gricci...