Vecchie Terre di Montefili Chianti Classico

Pork, Red Meat, Cured Meat, Poultry, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese & Cream, Hard Cheese, Tomato, and Mushroom

Vintage: 2019*
Bottle size: 750 mL
Varietal: Sangiovese
Region: Tuscany | Italy

* Vintages are subject to change

If you want to understand Sangiovese, Vecchie Terre will help you not only to appreciate it, but fall in love with the wines of this varietal.
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Vecchie Terre has spent years focused on clonal research to find the purest expression of Sangiovese. While many estates in Chianti try to create wines for international markets, Montefili creates wines that celebrate a pure expression of the estate and of the hills outside Panzano, in the heart of Chianti Classico. They take a minimal intervention approach to ensure that the land and the fruit are allowed to speak for themselves.
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The vineyards are planted to Sangiovese (85%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (15%) with small experimental plantings of other varietals. Vecchie Terre, meaning ‘old earth’, is 12.5-hectares of uniquely spare and stony terroir that gives the wine structure and minerality. The elevation of the vineyard— one of the highest in the region, sitting at 500 meters above sea level—promotes retention of the fruit’s acidity and aromatic nuances. It is no wonder Antonio Galloni considers Vecchie Terre Chianti Classico to be a modern-day benchmark.