Poggerino Vineyard

We stayed at Fattoria Poggerino a family owned organic winery outside of Radda in Chianti. Poggerino produces a Toscano I.G.T., a Chianti Classico and a Chiant Reserva. The property is meticulously and the wines made by Piero Lanza who I met in a bottle shop in Mount Eliza, Australia and who is at least partially responsible for our being in Tuscany. Poggerino is between four and five hundred metres above sea level and as in La Massa on “galestro’ soils a combination of marl and limestone. Piero’s wines are more traditional than La Massa displaying more tannin structure and oak, they are also excellent examples of classic chianti. All the Sangiovese flavours are present; cinnamon, leather, cherry, plum, raspberry and violets, they are warm, generous wines which as in all good chianti perfectly compliment the Tuscan table.

We stayed in the old farmhouse at Poggerino which is rented out as Bed and Breakfast Accommodation, a delightful place to stay. sweeping views over the Tuscan hills with the vineyards and olive groves beneath you, and only a short drive to Radda in Chiant which is everything you might expect of a Tuscan village. Picturesque lane ways, stone buildings a village square, restaurants and traditional produce, thoroughly recommended.