San Giusto a Rentennano LE BARONCOLE Chianti Classico DOCG

Grapes: Sangioveto 95 %; Canaiolo 5 % It is fermented in glazed concrete and stainless steel vats for about 14 days. During fermentation the skins and must are pumpedover and punched-down a number of times to extract the maximum qualities from the grapes. After the wine has been racked, the skins are soft-pressed in an horizontal press and the juice thus obtained is added to the wine. Malolactic fermentation is stimulated by heating the building where the vats are stored. The wine is aged in medium sized casks and oak Tonneaux for about 10-12 months, during which period it is racked several times. Before being released, it is held in bottle for at least another 4-5 months. Thinning out of grapes: 50%. A rainy summer, especially in the period August (12 x 75 cl)

San Giusto a Rentennano Vin San Giusto from Italy, Tuscany by San Giusto a Rentennano (6 x 50 cl)

Only 12000 bottles of this wine are currently produced from 12 hectares, this however is due to increase to 25000 in the next few years following new planting. The flavour is dominated by a vanilla tone which makes way for sweet, ripe, juicy fruit from blackcurrant to blueberry and blackberry. A well-balanced wine with a clean and long finish. (12 x 75 cl)

La Ricolma is made from 100% Merlot grapes especially seclected from prime vineyards and handpicked when perfectly mature. It is fermented in stainless steel tanks for about 14 days, then racked and pressed. After it is racked once again, the wine is left to mature for 20-22 months in French oak barriques. It is bottled unfiltered and held in bottle for another 6 months before being released. (6 x 75 cl)

Giovanna Morganti is quickly becoming recognised as one of the best of the new generation of Tuscan winemakers. Her small estate is only three hectares and her only wine is called 'Le Trame' signifying the wheeling and dealing required to purchase the land. Giovanna's father was a legendary winemaker who believed in Tuscan varietals long before the flying oenologists identified this area as super pay-dirt. She studied oenology herself and went to the work in the mid 1980s for San Felice wines in Castelnuovo Berardenga, near Siena, on a project to plant around 300 traditional Tuscan grape varietals collected from old vineyards. When Giovanna's father gave her a small farm with olive groves, called Le Boncie, she added a vineyard planted with her favourites from the experimental project (6 x 75 cl)

Organic, vegetarian. Unlike many a Classico, this wine is more than willing to show off its approachable personality. Deep purple in the glass, followed by a delicious nose of crushed black fruits and spicy notes. The palate is equally accessible, round a (12 x 75 cl)

Organic. From an estate dating back to the 1400s, this delicious red is just reaching its peak, using traditional methods but with an attention to detail often lacking in Italian wines, the result is breathtaking. Gobs of soft fleshy fruit flavours on the palate with a whirl of delicate blackcurrent notes on the nose, a complete and rewarding glass, that would partner just the grandest dishes. (12 x 75 cl)

Rocca di Castagnoli Chianti Classico DOCG Tuscany from Italy, Tuscany, Chianti Classico by Rocca di Castagnoli Gaiole in Chianti (6 x 75 cl)

Rocca di Castagnoli Chianti Classico DOCG Tuscany from Italy, Tuscany, Chianti Classico by Rocca di Castagnoli Gaiole in Chianti (12 x 37.5 cl)