Tolaini is a winery in the Chianti Classico area, in the town of Castelnuovo Berardenga. Their own description is that they combine ancient wisdom with modern winemaking methods.
A two-metre stone stands at the vineyard entrance. It was found while the vineyard was being dug, and the Tolaini initial is carved on it in its Etruscan version.
In the cellar, vinification happens in 26 stainless steel temperature-controlled tanks with a two chamber system. The best grapes from each harvest go into 12 open-top fermenters made of French Allier oak. Parcels are fermented and stored separately, then aged in new French oak barrels, and they're only blended after that.
Not tasted yet
I haven't reviewed a wine from Tolaini yet. They're on my Top 100 list, which is built from awards.