Renieri

Unlike other wine producers, Marco Bacci was not born into a winemaking family. Instead, he started his career in his parents' clothing business and later founded his own real estate company. In the early 1980s, he acquired a picturesque vineyard in Tuscany's Chianti Classico region as a real estate investment, but it was here that the native Florentine would eventually discover his passion and talent for winemaking.

After the first few years of harvesting, the budding winemaker also decided to move to the most coveted of Tuscan wine-growing regions, and in 1998 fell in love with the small Renieri winery in the southern part of the famous hill town of Montalcino. With a view of the majestic Monte Amiata, his Sangiovese vines grow here at an average altitude of 400 metres on volcanic red soil that is also mixed with limestone, clay and tufa.

This ferruginous subsoil gives the wines an amazing mineral undertone, which allows Marco to always maintain a distinctive and fresh taste despite the long maturation period. To maintain the vineyards, they work as close to nature as possible according to organic guidelines: "In this respect, there are no alternatives. We are responsible for what we do and what we leave to our children. Quality must win. The plants live longer and bear better fruit," Marco tells us in conversation.

The passionate winemaker has been supported for many years by oenologist Stefano Marinari, with whom he presses an expressive Brunello di Montalcino and the accompanying Riserva, which matures for at least 48 months in the ultra-modern, underground wine cellar. We were also convinced by his full-bodied Rosso di Montalcino, which - just like the other two wines - demonstrates a wonderfully fruit-intensive character and impressive length.

Together with his son Jacopo, Marco represents this Tuscan excellence throughout the world and promises that more brilliant vintages will be produced from his up-and-coming winery in the future. So those who prefer the traditional style of wine from Montalcino will love Renieri's examples just as much as the renowned wine critic James Suckling, who has already rewarded some of these top wines with the incredible top score of 100 points. SUPERIORE.DE