Alcohol: 13.5%
Grape(s): Sangiovese
Localization: Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy
Tasting Notes: The wine has a brilliant ruby-red color, and the nose perceives notes of cherries and raspberries with a hint of licorice and mint in the background. On the palate, it is tasty and full-bodied but elegant at the same time.
96 points Vinous: "TheChianti Classico Riserva Le Vigne is fabulous. In fact, this is one the best Riservas I can remember tasting here. Black cherry, plum, graphite, cloves, menthol, and licorice are some of the many notes that meld together in this deep, potent Riserva. In the past, I have found the Riserva a bit marked by oak, but that is not the case here. The wine spent two full years in cask
The Domain: The winery is relatively young and is owned by the Fronti family, whose origins are proudly peasants.
In 1959 Bruno Fronti creates a service business in agriculture, which grows successfully thanks to the collaboration with his sons Fabio and Stefano. Agrichianti is today one of the most established companies in earthmoving, vineyard, and green management. After many years in the viticultural business, in 1982 the family buys its first hectares of land, where they plant their vineyards.
Today we own about 20 hectares of vineyards, mainly in the municipal area of Radda in Chianti, but also in Gaiole in Chianti. These vineyards are not in a single plot but in separate parcels. For many years the wine produced with our grapes, except for a small part for family use, is sold in bulk to other wineries, till harvest 2009, when finally we bottle our first wine with our own family label. With the introduction of the second generation into the company, it is natural to start our own production in the bottle.
The 2009 harvest and the first 3000 bottles of Chianti Classico concretely represent what has always been the great passion for wine, thus integrating and completing the family business. The commitment for the future is to evolve and grow while remaining faithful to the traditions and to our territory, trying to enhance as much as possible what nature is offering us and the viticultural peculiarities of the highest lands of the Chianti region.
We are certified organic since 2016. We believe in respect for nature, for the people working in the vineyard, and for those who taste the wine in the glass.
