Riecine, Chianti Classico 2024

Why we love this bottle

Riecine lies high in the hills of Chianti, in the village of Gaiole. The estate was founded in 1971 by an Englishman, John Dunkley, and his Italian wife Palmina. Today Alessandro Campatelli makes the wine. These vineyards are centuries old. As early as 1112 they came into the hands of the monks of a nearby abbey. We love it because it shows Chianti from a side you might not know.

Alessandro only uses Sangiovese, the grape of Chianti, and ages the wine in egg shaped concrete tanks and old casks. No new oak, only fresh fruit. Cherry and red fruit, light in colour and very fresh. Almost as elegant as a good Burgundy. Taste how fresh a Chianti can be.