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Name: Domaine SAN GIUSTO A RENTENNANO VIN SAN GIUSTO 2008
Brand: Vitis Epicuria
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Domaine SAN GIUSTO A RENTENNANO VIN SAN GIUSTO 2008

Appellation : TOSCANE (TOSCANE)

Millésime : 2008

Color : Liquoreux

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San Giusto a Rentennano is a historic estate in Tuscany, located in the southernmost part of the Chianti Classico appellation. Owned by the Martini di Cigala family since 1914, the estate spans 160 hectares with 31 dedicated to certified organic vineyards. Luca Martini di Cigala crafts some of the most sought-after wines of the appellation, including Percarlo, a pure Sangiovese considered one of Tuscany's greatest wines, and La Ricolma, an emblematic Merlot.

L'histoire du domaine

The history of San Giusto a Rentennano is rooted in the Middle Ages: in the 11th century, the site housed a Cistercian monastery that welcomed nuns — hence its former name San Giusto alle Monache ("of the Nuns"). In 1204, the Florentines fortified the estate after a treaty established it as the border between Florence and Siena in their long rivalry. From that era, the crenellated walls, battlements and especially the vaulted underground cellars remain, still used today for ageing wines. For centuries, the property belonged to the famous Ricasoli family, owners of the neighbouring Brolio castle — the same family whose Baron Bettino Ricasoli established the original Chianti formula in 1874. The estate passed into the Martini di Cigala family through marriage in 1914. In 1957, Enrico Martini di Cigala inherited it, before passing it to his nine children in 1992. Today, six of them — Anna, Lucia, Elisabetta, Francesco, Alessandro and Luca — remain partners in the family company.

Le terroir

San Giusto a Rentennano is situated about ten kilometres north of Siena, in the southern part of the Chianti Classico appellation, on a hillside overlooking the Arbia river. The estate spans 160 hectares, with 31 planted to vines, 11 to olives, 40 to forest and the remainder to cultivated land. The vineyards are established at an average altitude of 270 metres, on soils of great complexity — tuffaceous with over 70% sand, sandy-loamy, clay-sandy, alkaline and calcareous —, composed of layers of sand and stones resting on beds of clay. The microclimate is characterised by significant diurnal temperature variations, a precious asset for grape maturity and freshness. Since 2001, the vineyards have been farmed organically, certified from 2006 onwards. The estate uses its own compost, carries out a green harvest of 30 to 50% in July-August to concentrate the vines' energy, and works almost entirely by hand. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts, ageing in varied vessels — vitrified concrete, stainless steel, barriques, tonneaux, large botti — and progressive reduction of new oak: the approach is guided by respect for fruit and terroir.

Les vins

The range from San Giusto a Rentennano comprises five red wines and an exceptional sweet wine, all crafted exclusively from estate-grown grapes. The Chianti Classico (95% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo) is a pure, taut wine endowed with mineral freshness and silky texture — consistently praised by the international press. The Riserva Le Baròncole, predominantly Sangiovese with a little Canaiolo, ferments in concrete vats and matures for 16 to 20 months in French oak. The estate also produces a lively, floral rosé, Fuori Misura. Yet it is the two super-Tuscans that command the greatest attention: Percarlo, 100% Sangiovese from the finest estate parcels, selected bunch by bunch, fermented in concrete and stainless steel vats for up to 35 days, then aged 20 to 22 months in French barriques and tonneaux, followed by 15 months in bottle before release — a wine of structure, depth and absolute purity, embodying the very essence of the terroir and ranking among the greatest Sangiovese of Italy. La Ricolma, 100% Merlot, completes this exceptional range. Finally, Vin San Giusto, produced from Malvasia (90%) and Trebbiano (10%) dried naturally for around 120 days, then aged in oak and chestnut barrels for 6 years, ranks among the world's greatest dessert wines.

Le vigneron

Luca Martini di Cigala is the central figure at San Giusto a Rentennano and one of the pioneers of Tuscany's viticultural renaissance. Trained in agronomy, Luca embodies a demanding vision deeply rooted in terroir: for him, great wines are made first in the vineyard, and cellar work can improve a wine by no more than 10% at best. A longstanding advocate of organic farming, he was among the first to drastically reduce yields, practise precision viticulture parcel by parcel, and diminish the footprint of new oak to allow the purity of fruit and the singularity of place to shine through. Discreet, modest, deeply attached to Tuscan identity, he refuses to follow trends: for him, wine is not a designer product, but the expression of a terroir, a culture and the fruit of experience accumulated over generations. He manages the estate alongside his sister Elisabetta and brother Francesco, forming a family trio that has elevated San Giusto a Rentennano to the summit of the appellation. Luca is also supported by consulting oenologist Attilio Pagli (since 1999) and organic specialist agronomist Ruggero Mazzilli (since 2007).

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