Rocca Di Montegrosi Chianti Classico 2021 variety_riesling working under Stuart Hooper

working under Stuart Hooper

It's perhaps a little less 'user-friendly' as a young wine than is usual

delestage and pumping-over takes place twice a day

All of these characters are then gathered up by tannin

Will Byron has been travelling the globe making wine

Rocca Di Montegrosi Chianti Classico 2021 variety_riesling working under Stuart HooperProducer Rocca di Montegrossi is located in the heart of Chianti Classico, about seven kilometres from Gaiole. Owner Marco Ricasoli Firidolfi's ancestors are an integral part of the Chianti history, helping create the formula we know and love today. The estate now covers 60 hectares of vine and olive grove, situated on gently sloping hills. The vineyards are extremely rocky, and the vines are forced low into the earth, making them hardy and resilient;