Riecine Chianti Classico 2023

Get to know: Riecine Chianti Classico

Tasting Note

Riecine's Chianti Classico is, much like all their wines, a wine of precision and style. If you want to get to know Sangiovese these wines are ideal to study. This has an exciting nose of red and black cherry with subtly hints of mediterranean herbs. The palate is succulent, with the red fruit carrying through with bright acidity and fine, powerful tannins. Fans of Pinot Noir would also find a lot to enjoy in this.

An ideal match for tomato based pasta sauces like bolognese.

Kate Says

"This is the kind of wine that seems simple at first, and then evolves into something special. Pure, honest fruit and some real Tuscan flair. It's well structured and best served with food. Open it up and decant before you start cooking and it will reward you at the dinner table."

Producer Info

Riecine has always followed a pioneering path, defining a new style and approach in this classic region. Founded by Englishman John Dunkley, and today run by the Frank family, the estate is committed to a natural approach in winemaking. Certified organic and following biodynamic processes, the land is gently nurtured with plants, flowers, and grasses encouraged to flourish. This is to promote vineyard diversity and the health of the land. Closely monitored pickers select only the best, ripest and cleanest bunches from the vines; everything else remains in the fields to return to the earth. With winemaking in the skilled hands of Alessandro Campatelli, low sulphur additions, natural yeasts and long fermentation are de rigeur, as wines are gently coaxed into the world. Adhering strictly to the belief in Sangiovese as the only variety that should be used, these incredible wines are honest examples of that overused phrase 'a true sense of place'.