Casa Porciatti CASA PORCIATTI CHIANTI CLASSICO 2023

Description

The Chianti Classico Casa Porciatti is born from the desire to give shape to a story that, in Radda in Chianti, has never been interrupted.
Today we are not wine producers, yet wine has always been part of our family. Gigi, my grandfather, was a master vine grafter and, as was common in those days, he always made a small amount of wine for the family: a simple, everyday wine, meant for the table and for passing on to his grandchildren a deep passion for the countryside and this land.

In the 1950s and 1960s, before opening the family shop and butcher’s, Gigi worked as a master vine grafter in the hills of Radda, grafting vines and ensuring the continuity of the vineyards. His was a craft made of precise gestures, respect for the seasons, and a direct relationship with the land.
The image on the label portrays his face and is inspired by a family photograph taken in the vineyard, showing him teaching me how to graft a plant. It is in that moment, and in that shared gesture, that the bond with the countryside and with wine was born—one that this project seeks to tell today.

This Chianti Classico took shape thanks to the encounter with a winemaker friend from Radda, who guided us in transforming a family memory into a complete and authentic wine. Together we tasted, discussed, and chose, sharing a clear vision: to create a Chianti Classico faithful to the character of Radda, without forcing its expression, able to speak honestly of its territory.

The 2023 harvest marks the first vintage of this project and was produced in just 600 bottles, the natural result of a conscious, artisanal choice. The grapes come from an old vineyard in the Radda in Chianti area, a place that preserves the memory of agricultural work carried out over time and that today is interpreted with care and respect.

The soils, rich in rocky structure and well drained, together with Radda’s cool climate and marked day–night temperature variations, promote a slow ripening of Sangiovese, preserving freshness, aromatic precision, and elegance.
Vinification follows a classic and measured approach: carefully managed fermentations, gentle extractions, and an aging process designed to support the wine without overshadowing its identity.

In the glass, the Chianti Classico Casa Porciatti 2023 expresses itself as a sincere Sangiovese, with aromas of cherry, hillside herbs, and subtle mineral notes. The palate is balanced and fresh, supported by fine, well-integrated tannins and an easy, natural drinkability that makes it ideal at the table.

It is a wine that brings together memory, friendship, and territory—
a wine that closes a circle.