The Tinazzi household, homeowners of the eponymous group with estates in Veneto and Puglia, has expanded to Tuscany with the acquisition, in early 2022, of a property within the Chianti Classico DOCG space. The Pian del Gallo property consists of 5.5 hectares of organically farmed vineyards and olive bushes, in addition to hospitality amenities.
A fruitful quest
The acquisition was not a sudden or impulsive choice, however slightly the end result of a protracted seek for a Tuscan property to complement the Tinazzi portfolio. Gian Andrea Tinazzi, the group’s president and father of subsequent technology Giorgio and Francesca, spent years exploring the area to search out an property that would supply privateness, a way of marvel and, above all, glorious terroirs.
Ultimately, in late 2021, Gian Andrea visited Pian del Gallo, in Greve, a small natural property with vines for the manufacturing of Chianti Classico DOCG and Toscana IGT wines. He was instantly seduced by the property’s character and potential – Pian del Gallo had all the necessities to change into considered one of Tinazzi’s flagship names.
Certainly, all of Pian del Gallo agricultural manufacturing (wine and olive oil) has been organically licensed for greater than 20 years, a very essential facet inside the framework of the continuing Tinazzi R-Evolution mission, which establishes that every one of Tinazzi’s vineyards are managed below natural rules. In April 2022 the corporate’s first Sustainability Report was revealed, outlining and measuring the entire firm’s R-Evolution sustainability initiatives.
Francesca, Gian Andrea and Giorgio Tinazzi
The proper terroir
Greve in Chianti, one of many eight communes that kind the Chianti Classico DOC, has predominantly sandy soils identified to supply wines of nice freshness, finesse and class. That is the place Pian del Gallo is situated, yielding wines with a harmonious, exact palate, high quality tannins and a posh fragrant profile filled with purple or black fruits relying on the richness of the classic, and floral nuances.
The Pian del Gallo vineyards are situated at an altitude of 250 metres with a south and southwest exposition. They’re surrounded by dense woods, a quite common function throughout the Chianti space which could in truth have given the area its identify. Some historians recommend that ‘Chianti’ derived from the latin ‘clangor’, or clamour, alluding to the sounds heard inside the area’s many forests in the course of the searching season. Different theories recommend that ‘Chianti’ is a derivation of the etruscan phrase for water, ‘clante’ – not solely is the world wealthy in water sources however this was additionally a typical etruscan household identify. Each hypotheses, nevertheless, allude to the fertility and prosperity of the Chianti panorama, the place optimum weather conditions and wealthy vegetation offered a great settling atmosphere way back to the second millennium BC.
At Pian del Gallo the Tinazzi household grows Sangiovese and Merlot grapes which, starting with the 2022 harvest, will yield three wines: a Chianti Classico DOCG, a Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva and a Merlot Toscana IGT. The model new releases might be offered within the Spring of 2023 on the wine world’s two most essential business occasions, Prowein and Vinitaly.
Ardour for hospitality
Till the primary Pian del Gallo wines are launched, the Tinazzis are engaged on the restoration of the previous 18th century farmhouse and adjoining barn. Positioned only a few hundred metres from the village of Greve and a mere 45 km from Florence, the property is ideally situated and a spot of nice touristic curiosity. As soon as the renovation works are full in 2023, Pian del Gallo may have a store, a small vineyard and flats to obtain visitors.
Hospitality has change into a brand new and intense ardour of the Tinazzis. In the previous couple of years the group has invested in restructuring lots of its Veneto and Puglia estates – specifically Poderi Campopian (Sant’Ambrogio di Valpolicella, Verona), Cascina Montelupo (Custoza, Verona), Tenuta Valleselle (Bardolino, Verona) and Feudo Croce (Carosino, Taranto) – equipping them to obtain visitors. At every location the household organises excursions, tastings and energetic cooking lessons, which have change into an absolute success each as a enjoyable exercise for wine lovers and as team-building for company teams.
Pian del Gallo subsequently turns into one other pearl on this already beaming necklace. ‘It is a dream come true’ says Francesca Tinazzi, CEO of the household’s firm. ‘Myself and my household have fallen in love with Pian del Gallo and want to maintain it with the eye and respect it deserves, and which have all the time guided our work.’ Her father, Gian Andrea, who instantly realised the potential of the Chianti property, provides: ‘It’s an awesome satisfaction and privilege to now depend amongst our properties a Tuscan property, from the cradle of Italian winemaking and tradition, and considered one of Italy’s most famous appellations, Chianti Classico DOCG.’
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