Riecine di Riecine IGT 2020

Riecine di Riecine IGT 2020

Riecine
$80.00

Grape: Sangiovese
Vintage: 2020
Type: Red

The Riecine di Riecine IGT 2020 is by far, one of my favorite Sangiovese's that I tasted this year. The nose is vibrant and with many layers, of cherries, floral notes, and earthy tones. On the mouth, super silky texture with great acidity, and notes of herbs, tobacco, spices but without overwhelming the fruit-driven profile. These are the wines that speak to me. Review by Marcelo

Riecine is a Chianti Classico estate in Gaiole that has long stood for purity, high-elevation Sangiovese and a refusal to make Tuscan wine heavier than it needs to be. Founded in the 1970s by John Dunkley and Palmina Abbagnano, the estate helped shape a more elegant idea of Chianti, and later winemakers have continued that path with organic farming and careful cellar work. Riecine's wines favor red fruit, lift, fine tannin and transparency over oak and extraction. At their best, they show Sangiovese as a grape of perfume and nerve, not just rusticity or power.