Ranchelle - Roccolina

Ranchelle is a small winery of four hectares located in the Maremma, an area along the south-western coastline of Tuscany. They have been making wine here since the time of the Etruscans and the region has traditionally produced a wide variety of native grapes. Ciliegolo, Alicante and Ansonica are still produced, but other local varieties such Procanico, Nocchianello, Riminese and Verdello have almost completely disappeared. Many of these old vines have been replaced with more common Italian or international varieties. 

Ranchelle was established with the goal of conserving the region’s oenological heritage. It was founded by Christoph Fischer, a German expatriate who had been working in Florence as a digital archivist. In 2014 he took over a 60-year old vineyard that was one of the few still producing traditional varieties. Ranchelle was developed with the help of Enrico Bachechi, now a distributor or natural wines in Vienna, and Marco Giordano, who runs Podere Erica in the Chianti region.

This wine sees 2 days on skins, then is aged in stainless steel for 6 months for a lively, very fruit-forward Orange-style.

• Style: Orange Wine
• Varietals: Procanico / Nocchianello / Riminese (Duropersico) / Clairette (Francesino) / Verdello
• Region: Tuscany, Italy
• Appellation: Chianti Classico
• Vintage: 2023
• ABV: 12%
• Size: 750ml