Organic Tuscan: Fontodi Wines
By the TuttoToscana Team, with contributions from Luca Del Fante
When JBF wines come from an area called “the golden shell” (Conca d’Oro) we know that there must be something special about them. Fontodi, a well-respected wine producer in Tuscany, is located precisely in the heart of this special area just south of the town of Panzano.
We’re talking about Chianti Classico, an area whose first wines were documented in 1398 and whose rich lands were hotly contested by the cities of Florence and Siena. The terroir today combines high altitude, calcar clayschist soil, and plentiful light as the winning elements of this Tuscan microclimate.
The Manetti family has been producing wines at Fontodi since 1968. Fontodi is a certified organic producer and its agricultural practices are applied with a natural and sustainable approach. A better, purer, and truer expression of the grape is what the company strives to attain. Our TuttoToscana hospitality was incredibly excited to serve the company’s Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. 2013 paired with our JBF dinner’s appetizer – a cauliflower and pecorino Toscano DOP “tiramisu” with powdered anchovies and San Rossore pine nuts, topped with a few drops of chive oil.
The Chianti Classico is composed of 100% Sangiovese grapes, which are fermented with indigenous yeasts for a minimum of 2 weeks. The wine is then aged in French oak barrels for 12 months. Deep ruby red in color with perfumes of cherry, plum, leather, and tabacco, this wine has soft tannins and a silky-smooth texture.
Find out more about this unique organic Chianti Classico and other Fontodi products online.