Vino Rosso, 2022

Old Tuscan vineyards planted with a jumble of grapes, picked and made together. Country red from friends in the hills above Lucca.

Malgiacca is a handful of friends in the hills about 12 kilometres north-east of Lucca, among them Saverio Petrilli, who led Tenuta di Valgiano to biodynamics. They set out to keep the old, traditional vineyards of the area going. This red is a field blend, grapes grown side by side and picked together: about half Sangiovese, with Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo and a scatter of others. Farmed organically on mineral-rich soils known locally as Villafranchiano. A lively, rustic Tuscan red rather than a polished one.