Castello di Monsanto

Castello di Monsanto is a benchmark estate in Chianti Classico, located in Barberino Tavarnelle between Florence and Siena. The property was purchased in 1960 by Aldo Bianchi, but it was his son Fabrizio who transformed it into one of the appellation’s most influential wineries. In 1962 he made the bold decision to vinify separately the fruit from the Il Poggio vineyard, creating what is widely regarded as Chianti Classico’s first single-vineyard “cru” wine and helping to redefine the region’s quality ambitions. To…