Montevertine
Radda in Chianti · Siena (SI)
Established
1967
Sergio Manetti (who bought the property in 1967); now run by the Manetti family
Yearly production
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Location
Radda in Chianti
Siena (SI) · Toscana
Vineyard area
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About 18 hectares on a hill 425m high just south of Radda in Chianti, planted mainly to Sangiovese (Sangioveto), with the oldest vines in the Pergole Torte parcel dating to 1968.
Appellations
Toscano o Toscana IGT
History
Montevertine is a legend of pure Sangiovese. Sergio Manetti bought the Radda property in 1967 and, from 1971, made wine that quickly won acclaim. In 1981, refusing to blend in white grapes as the Chianti rules then required, he left the consortium, and ever since Montevertine's wines, including the celebrated single-vineyard Le Pergole Torte, have been labelled simply Toscana IGT, carrying no appellation name yet ranking among Tuscany's greatest reds.
Wines
Illustrative selectionLe Pergole Torte
Montevertine
Pian del Ciampolo
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