Abissale
Chianti Classico DOCGThe first chapter of the project, born with the 2024 vintage. It's my interpretation of Sangiovese: deep, direct, rooted in its micro-terroir — a valley floor that overturns every assumption about the variety. It grows in the Castellina in Chianti UGA, bordering the Panzano and Radda UGAs — the same geography drawn on the label, where the line that looks like a river is actually the outline of those three borders. A deep soil where the roots enjoy a slow, steady ripening, for a wine that favors drinkability and acid tension over extractive power. A modern idea of Chianti Classico.
- Vineyard
- 2.7 hectares — Castellina in Chianti UGA
- Borders
- Panzano and Radda in Chianti UGAs
- Bottles
- 800, limited edition, unnumbered
- Vintage
- 2024, first vintage
- Variety
- 100% Sangiovese, single vineyard
- In the cellar
- Personally overseen at every stage, from harvest to bottling
Full technical sheet
Hand-harvested, picked into 2.5-quintal crates — not backpacks: the smaller loads speed up the grapes' arrival at the cellar, keeping the fruit intact and lively.
Temperature-controlled fermentation, to preserve Sangiovese's primary aromatic precursors and keep its natural acidity intact.
Aged in 3rd and 4th-passage barriques — already "used" wood, so with minimal direct aromatic impact. It's there purely for micro-oxygenation: softening youthful edges without ever covering the fruit or masking the soil's mineral imprint.
- Color
- Bright, clear ruby red.
- Nose
- Clean and direct. Fresh red fruit — cherry, pomegranate — up front, with a hint of violet and the earthy-mineral note typical of the vineyard site. The oak is barely felt, a subtle balsamic undertone.
- Palate
- Agile and taut. Tannin already smoothed by the used barriques; vibrant acidity carries through to a clean, savory finish.
- Serving
- 16-17°C / 61-63°F
