IGT Toscana 'Gandino'

• 90% Sangiovese with 10% Canaiolo
• “Gandino” is a combination of “Gano” and “Dino” who were the first two generations of the Bucciarelli family to run the estate
• Aged in 15 hl chestnut barrels for about 30 months
• First produced in the 1990s when indigenous varieties and traditional chestnut barrels were absolutely out of fashion
• Ezio Bucciarelli was frustrated by his colleagues straying from their roots and decided to make an IGT of Indigenous varieties aged in the traditional cask as a send up
• Produced only in select vintages

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