Description
The boutique winery Nittardi lies between Castellina and Panzano in the heart of the Chianti Classico region. Nittardi was first mentioned as “Nectar Dei” in 1183. In the 16th century, the winery belonged to Michelangelo Buonarroti, who produced his own wine here. He is known to have sent his wine to the Pope in Rome as a “genuine gift”. The 2020 vintage can be described as a classic year with abundant spring rains and a warm but never extreme summer. While the world stopped at Nittardi with the pandemic, they had the privilege of being able to continue to work outside in the vineyards with even more passion and dedication to details. All this allowed them to craft a wine that is unique as it is extremely complex, just as a work of art can be. They picked healthy and ripe grapes in the central weeks of September, starting with Merlot, followed by Cabernet Franc, Sangiovese and finally Cabernet Sauvignon. They were all brought with a temperature-controlled truck to the cellar in Cast…
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