Chianti Classico Istine 2020

Istine's Chianti Classico demonstrates how thinking that  what's simple is simple and what's complex is difficult often leads to error. In simplicity lies great culture. Making wine well is culture, drinking it is equally so. Liquid caresses of deep kindness derived from a feminine hand, that of young winemaker Angela Fronti.

The vineyards of Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino, added in a very small percentage, have mainly rocky soils and are located 480-550 meters above sea level. Organic cultivation was a choice carried forward with difficulty because of resistance from those who used invasive chemical compounds extensively. Work in the cellar is also non-invasive and begins with spontaneous fermentation of the must, obtained by crushing and destemming the grapes, inside steel barrels, with a maceration of about 20 days. Malolactic fermentation takes place partly in steel and partly in barrels. This is followed by aging for 12 months in Slavonian oak barrels.

Chianti Classico is ruby red in color to the eye. Expressive on the nose. Flowers, notes of red fruits, such as cherries and berries, sweet spices and balsamic hints animate the olfactory sensation. Full and soft on the palate, it is pleasant, with good freshness, easy to drink and with crisp and persistent tannins. No search for homologation and banality. "Nature always tends to act in the simplest way," cit. Jaques Bernoulli.