Vigna La Fornace – Chianti Classico Gran Selezione D.O.C.G.

The La Fornace vineyard was planted in 1975 by the Toti family, sharecroppers of the Fornace estate since the early twentieth century. In 1975, the three brothers Natale, Renato and Adolfo decided, in agreement with the owners, to plant just over a hectare of Sangiovese. The trenches were dug entirely by hand and, as they used to say, had to be “as tall as a man”. The American vine cuttings were later grafted with Sangiovese from other vineyards at Villa Calcinaia. The vineyard has excellent sun exposure and, being close to Greve, which curves around it as if the river and the vineyard were about to touch, is characterised by a higher sand content in the soil. The presence of the typical grey clay used for brick production also explains the origin of the place name Fornace. The Sangiovese produced by this vineyard, precisely because of its specific texture, is by its nature more similar to those grown on the right bank of the Greve river and is often described as the most Lamolese of all the wines of Villa Calcinaia.
 
Organic wine (Re.EU 848/2018)
IT-BIO-014
EU Agriculture  
Ingredients: organic grapes, E 220 – sulphites
It can be bottled in a protective atmosphere