Chianti Classico
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Bistecca alla Fiorentina (grilled T-bone steak), rich pasta with wild boar rag'u, and aged Pecorino Toscano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
While Santa Margherita is globally renowned for its pioneering white wines, the producer has a historic and revered presence in Tuscany. Crafting classic Tuscan red wines, particularly from the high-altitude hills of the Chianti Classico zone, they focus on the noble Sangiovese grape. These wines are shaped by the region's signature 'galestro' clay-schist soils and dramatic diurnal temperature shifts, which impart vibrant acidity and elegant structure. The traditional winemaking process involves careful maceration and aging in oak casks, resulting in a red wine that beautifully balances bright red cherry fruit, wild herbs, and earthy undertones, carrying forward the rich legacy of Tuscan viticulture.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1935 by Count Gaetano Marzotto, Santa Margherita began as an ambitious agricultural revitalization project based in Fossalta di Portogruaro and has since evolved into one of Italy's most iconic and internationally acclaimed wine estates. The winery revolutionized global wine culture in 1961 when it pioneered the white vinification of pink-skinned Pinot Grigio grapes in the Adige Valley, creating a crisp, fresh, and aromatic style that redefined Italian white wine. Today, Santa Margherita curates prime vineyards across Italy's most celebrated terroirs, including Alto Adige, Valdobbiadene, Tuscany, and Lombardy. Guided by a deep dedication to sustainability, precision, and regional authenticity, the estate is renowned for its benchmark Pinot Grigio, elegant Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore sparkling wines, refined Chianti Classico reds, and vibrant rosés.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Sangiovese (min 80%), Canaiolo, Colorino, Cabernet Sauvignon