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The 13th Century Ormanni estate is located in the heart of Chianti, between the towns of Poggibonsi and Castellina in Chianti. Proof of the heritage of this Tuscan property can be found in Dante Alighieri’s “Divina Commedia,” where the Ormanni family is mentioned. For the last 200 years the estate has been owned by the Brini Batacchi family, and it is Paolo Brini Batacchi and his daughter, Paola, who run the winery today.The Ormanni property covers an area of 242 ha of land, 68 of which are vineyards dedicated principally to the cultivation of Sangiovese. The Chianti Classico Reserva Borro del Diavolo vineyard is located between Poggibonsi and Siena.
Borro del Diavolo is a brook, called “borro” in Tuscany, and it gives its name to the vineyard producing grapes for this Reserva. It is structured and it has its own character, it is elegant, harmonious with balsamic notes and excellent fruity notes.
"The 2019 Chianti Classico Reserva Borro del Diavolo is gorgeous. Beautifully perfumed and nuanced, the Riserva offers up scents of crushed red berry fruit, dried flowers, mint, spice, pipe tobacco, cedar, anise. This deceptively mid-weight riserva has a ton to offer. Behind that nuanced personality lies a wine of notable substance and class." - 94 points - Vinous (Antonio Galloni)
Many of Italy’s wineries can rightly claim to be part of historic estates – but very few are so well established that they have a mention in Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy. When the book was published in 1321, the estate was owned by the Ormannis, a Florentine family whose......
