Returning to traditional roots of artisanal wine production: the work of these talented and passionate growers have resulted in very distinctive wines that consistently set these wines apart from those from the rest of Tuscany, and Italy.

ISOLE E OLENA

Founded in 1956 by Francesco De Marchi, this estate is located in the western part of the denomination, near Castellina in Chianti. In 1975, Francesco’s son, Paolo De Marchi, ushered in a new era at Isole e Olena by taking over the estate and started to revolutionize the winery, improving the performance of the local grape varieties through massal selection, and mapping his galestro-driven soils.Thanks to the philosophy of Paolo De Marchi, Isole e Olena is considered among the pioneer estates who led the quality renaissance of Chianti Classico starting in the 1970s and becoming a reference for the area.

BIBI GRAETZ

From a medieval castle, Castello di Vincigliata, winemaker Bibi Graetz crafts his wines on a hillside overlooking the great city of Florence. Beginning initially with only a small, 5-acre vineyard on this hillside in Fiesole, in little under two decades, Bibi has become one of Italy’s most ingenious winemakers adding “cult winemaker” in addition to “talented abstract artist” to his dossier. Since the release of his first wines in 2000 and without any formal training, Bibi Graetz has managed to stir-up the Tuscan wine scene, and his wines have garnered a loyal following among wine collectors and wine trade.