2023 Torre A Cona - Chianti Colli Fiorentini Crociferro (750ml)

Torre a Cona is one of Tuscany’s grand 18th-century villas, built on the foundations of a 12th-century tower in the hills southeast of Florence near San Donato in Collina. Since 1935 it’s belonged to the Rossi di Montelera family, the same family behind Martini & Rossi, and today siblings Niccolò, Ludovica and Leonardo run the estate. Their Chianti Colli Fiorentini range has real pedigree: the Badia a Corte Riserva has won Tre Bicchieri five times, and the Molino degli Innocenti Riserva was named Gambero Rosso’s Red Wine of the Year. Crociferro is their fresh, everyday Chianti, Sangiovese with a splash of native Colorino, aged partly in Slavonian oak and partly in steel. Black cherry, dark berries, licorice and dried herbs, with a hint of spice, bright acidity and a lively, juicy finish. Pop and pour with pizza, pappardelle with ragù or a burger.