This is an easy-drinking wine that is meant to be fun. Best served with a chill on it, the vibrantly colored wine is equally bright, fresh, and juicy on the palate with aromas of cherry, rhubarb, and wild red berries, as well as notes of spice and soft tannins.
Located in Gaiole, one of the 14 municipalities in Chianti Classico, Badia a Coltibuono, or the “abbey of good culture,” was established in 1051 by San Giovanni Gualberto, founder of the Vallombrosan order and patron saint of the foresters, rangers, and parks.
The monastery was active until Napoleon annexed it in 1810. The abbey was purchased by the Stucchi Prinetti family in 1846. The family sold wine to the local market and in bulk through the 1950s. In the late 1950s, Piero Stucchi Prinetti took charge and began bottling the best vintages of the estate Chianti Classico Riserva and selling them on the domestic and international markets. Sixth generation Roberto Stucchi, his siblings Emanuela and Paolo, and Managing Director Andrea Cabib manage the property today.
