Castello dei Rampolla

The land here has been in the family since 1739, but vines were not planted until the 1960s by Alceo Rampolla. In the late 1970s, Alceo, with the help of Giacomo Tachis (who created Sassicaia), planted Cabernet and in 1980, the first vintage of the legendary Sammarco was made. Biodynamic since 1994, the estate is run by Alceo’s children, Luca and Maurizia, and in 1996 d’Alceo was added: a highly concentrated Cabernet/Petit Verdot blend. Winemaking is very natural and virtually no sulphur is used. In all there are 42 hectares of vineyards producing 12,000 cases in an average year, the majority of this being Chiant Classico. The wines from here regularly garner some of the highest critc’s scores in Tuscany and remain remarkable value.