Chianti Classico Riserva Piano del Sarti, 2020

Mountain Chianti: Sangiovese from biodynamic vines at around 500 metres, on schist.

François Schneider began bringing La Novella back from abandonment in 1996. He farmed organically from the start. Simone Zemella has led the estate since 2015 and has taken the biodynamic work further. The vineyards sit high for Chianti Classico, at around 500 metres on schist and sandstone. They are planted with Sangiovese propagated from the estate's own old vines. Piano del Sarti is the Riserva: all Sangiovese, wild-fermented, with gentle extraction and low sulphur.