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High elevation means cool nights, slower ripening, and the lifted aromatics and taut acidity that define the Radda commune's house style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 vintage was tested early by downy mildew pressure across Italy, but Volpaia's well-ventilated, high-altitude sites largely escaped the damage that hammered lower zones. Grapes were hand-harvested and fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel before 12–18 months in large Slavonian oak casks and French oak barriques. Winemaker Lorenzo Regoli has run these cellars since 2001. 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Made from 100% certified organic grapes, a standard the estate holds across every wine in the lineup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVolpaia sits at 617 meters above Radda in Chianti — among the highest elevations in the appellation — on galestro and alberese soils that build tension and freshness into every pour of Sangiovese. 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Paolo De Marchi began producing it in 1980, when 100% varietal Sangiovese outside the Chianti Classico rulebook was a declaration — that the grape could stand alone, unblended, and reach something exceptional. It could. Sourced from galestro soils at 400–480 meters on the estate's southwest-facing slopes in the heart of Chianti Classico territory, Cepparello is classified as Toscana IGT by choice — the appellation rules don't matter when the wine speaks clearly enough on its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2020 vintage is one of the strongest in recent memory: a dry season with excellent September conditions produced concentrated, precise fruit. Twenty months in French oak barrique, 25% new, contributed the graphite and mineral stone character that define this wine; 15% ABV reflects the vintage's warmth without tipping into heaviness. 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James Suckling scored it 99 points and ranked it #22 on his 2024 Top 100 World Wines. This is the finest vintage Oreno has produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntonio Moretti Cuseri transformed his family's estate in the 1990s — mapping the soils, planting the Bordeaux varieties, and farming everything to organic certification. The Bordeaux structure is deliberate. The Tuscan soul — graphite, balsamic herbs, dark earth — isn't borrowed from anywhere else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2022 was Tuscany's hottest year on record. The Valdarno's elevation kept freshness intact while the heat concentrated the fruit. The result is denser and more textured than prior vintages, with a drinking window of 2026–2034. Best after 2028 per Suckling. 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The estate, owned by the Folonari family since 2001, produces just one Brunello bottling — no reserve of fruit diverted elsewhere, the entire harvest channeled into this single wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2018 vintage ran cool and fresh after a string of warm years, with moderate summer temperatures and strong westerly winds drying the harvest right before picking. The result is Brunello with more aromatic transparency than the brawnier 2015 or 2017 — Wine Enthusiast awarded it 95 points, calling out its \"delightful, spicy argument between chili and vanilla bean.\" Wine Advocate gave it 92. 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Created by Marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta in the 1940s from Bordeaux cuttings, it spent over two decades as a family wine before its commercial debut in 1971. It was the first Super Tuscan, and in 1994 it became Italy's only single-estate DOC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2023 vintage was outstanding for Bolgheri — a calm, well-paced growing season with cool temperatures and stable summer conditions. Rain during flowering reduced yields and concentrated the clusters. Harvest ran from early October, a full week later than in the hot vintages of 2021 and 2022. The wine is 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Cabernet Franc, aged 24 months in French barriques (40% new). 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