Le Cinciole 2016 Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione Aluigi, Italy

The wine is simply fabulous, beginning its seduction with gregarious aromatics of spices, red/purplish berries, tobacco and mocha. The fruit carries through on the palate, with hints of nuts, dried meat/jerky and juniper berry. Finishes with notes of dark chocolate, pepper, wood notes and soft sports car leather on a warm day. The wine manages to blend power with finesse.

As an example of the wine's stunning quality, the Aluigi was promoted from 'Superiore" to 'Gran Selezione' for the first time with this vintage. Drink now through 2027.

The winery is 100% sustainable and blends together a number of schools of thought on sustainable agriculture, which they describe as "Beyond Organic". Here it is in their own words:

"The knowledge gained through our experimentation in the field and with the close collaboration of Italy's Experimental Station (SPEVIS) has brought us well beyond the simple “organic” concept:

• Never using synthetic molecules or GMOs (ORGANIC VITICULTURE)
• Respecting the priority of the soil and the indivisibility of the systems (BIODYNAMIC VITICULTURE)
• Working exclusively with our own grapes trying to enhance the territoriality (typicity) of our wine (TERRITORIAL VITICULTURE)
• Developing an efficient system from all points of view (SUSTAINABLE VITICULTURE)
• Reducing all actions to the minimum, adopting the “do not” philosophy whenever possible (NATURAL VITICULTURE)
• Managing the defense of pathogens according to a territorial vision, Panzano is the first example (BIODISTRETTI)
  

These are some examples of what is more important to us today, more and more aware that the “how” is sometimes more important than the “what”!"