2021 Buondonno 'Lemme Lemme' Rosso Toscana

Winemaker Notes:  Produced from old maple-trained vines, planted between the 1930s and the 1950s, that managed to survive cultivar specialisation thanks to their location, in proximity to rural roads or near ancient buildings. This is an "Old Chianti", predominantly made of Sangiovese yet containing several other local varieties. Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Black Malvasia, Colorino and other varieties

In the late 80s Gabriele Buondonno and his wife Valeria bought 20 hectares of land, of which 8 of vines. The rest is used for wood, farming and growing olive trees. Located in the beautiful Castellina in Chianti, between Florence and Siena, their "Podere" Casavecchia alla Piazza goes back to the 1500s and was apparently home to nonetheless than Michelangelo Buonarroti’s family. They began producing biodynamically pretty much straight away, and obtained their first recognition in 1989. At 400/450 meters above sea level, the vineyards are high, and the land has much clay and limestone.