2006 Ceppeto DOCG, Chianti Classico Riserva, Mannucci Droandi, Tuscany
This small family-run estate in the Gaiole region of Chianti Classico has received huge investment in both vineyard and winery since the early 1990s, the results of which are now apparent in its wines. This Riserva comes from a six hectare plot in an area called Ceppeto. Round, rich and powerful with great texture, this has a typically savoury edge with hints of underbrush characters to counterbalance the plum and spice. A dense style of Chianti which has bigger bones than most.