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Chianti Rufina
2022
- Organic Agriculture / In Conversion
$32.50
7 case(s) available
Service fees
$ 0.00
Product code
14797807
Agent
Format
12 x 750ml
Listing type
Private import
Status
Available
Type of product
Still wine
Licensee price
$28.15
Country
Italy
Regulated designation
Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita (DOCG)
Region
Tuscany
Appellation
Chianti Rufina
Varietal(s)
Sangiovese
100 %
Alcohol percentage
13%
Colour
Red
Closure type
Cork
Producer's website
About this winery
Located in the hills east of Florence, Chianti Rufina is a very small appellation of just 600 hectares (for comparison, Chianti Classico covers a vast 7,000 hectares – virtually the entire zone between Florence and Siena). By reputation the wines are both more refined and more backward than other Chiantis – presumably a function of Rufina’s mix of galestro, limestone and clay soils, higher altitude, proximity to the inland Apennines, and cooler microclimate combining to produce later...
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