Riecine Chianti Classico DOCG 2024

Riecine Chianti Classico is the essence of classic Sangiovese—elegant, pure, and true to its origins. It was first bottled 50 years ago and has since maintained its character as a poised and vibrant Chianti Classico, combining fresh fruit, structure, and aging potential.

The wine clearly smells of ripe cherries, violets, dried herbs, and a hint of tobacco. The taste is precise and balanced, with a firm yet silky tannin structure and a fresh, juicy finish, indicative of its high altitude and cool climate. This is a wine with classic nerve and finesse, which can be enjoyed young for its fruitfulness or stored for many years to achieve greater depth and complexity.

The grapes—100% Sangiovese—are handpicked from Riecine's high-altitude vineyards, where the calcareous galestro soil imparts the wines with their distinctive minerality and vibrancy. The grapes are harvested and selected by hand. Fermentation occurs with whole grapes in unglazed Nomblot concrete tanks. Maceration lasts 15-20 days. The wine is aged in used tonneaux for 11 months and then for at least 3 months in the bottle before release.