Clivo Altura Chianti Classico 2024 ALTCALI the 2012 is now drinking

the 2012 is now drinking beautifully - the structure has softened

One of our favorite Rhone vignerons

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with the balance from sites just beyond the appellation boundary

This wine was created with the intent to obtain a product having the traditional features of the Lambrusco of former days

Clivo Altura Chianti Classico 2024 ALTCALI the 2012 is now drinkingA young, exhilarating Chianti Classico from one of the most exciting new arrivals in Tuscany. Clivo Altura sits at 700 meters in one of the wildest, most forested corners of Chianti Classico, on schist limestone soils that look more like the Alps than the Tuscan hills. Everything is organically farmed and hand harvested, with fermentation in neutral oak. This is high altitude Sangiovese in its purest, most aromatic form: crunchy red fruit, wild herbs,