Riecine - Vigna Gittori Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2020 Barbaresco

Riecine - Vigna Gittori Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2020 BarbarescoVigna Gittori is a single vineyard Chianti Classico Gran Selezione from high altitude Sangiovese in Gaiole in Chianti. Riecine works with a precise, low intervention approach, fermenting with native yeasts and aging in neutral vessels to keep the site at the center. The vineyards elevation and soils shape a wine with clarity and natural tension. A site driven Gran Selezione focused on definition rather than weight.

farms these alpine parcels by hand

Expect alpine freshness — wild strawberries

The wine macerates on the skins for approximately 28 days

enhancing its rich texture and complexity

with rhubarb root giving the infusion its structure and gentle bitterness

Cinchona bark and gentian bring a clear

sourced from low-yielding vineyards farmed with minimal intervention

Beyond Barolo and Brunello

following his long-established method of fermentation on skins in Georgian amphorae

cultivated as a freestanding bush (alberello "Impupato" Pachinese)

The plot is planted with a field blend of local varieties — at least ten to twelve different grapes growing together — with Bovale

and strong identity