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Chianti Rufina Wine Trail

The Chianti Rufina probabily is the most known Chianti area after Chianti Classico and it ranks high for the quality of its wines. it is also the one area whose wines are most confuses wine drinkers; Rufina, the zone, has nothing to do with Ruffino, the wine producer. The Rufina area is slightly more mountainous, and less gently-hilly, than the Classico zone. Its microclimate is cooler at night than that of the Classico zone, and the grapes ripen more slowly because of this day-night temperature variation.

Traditionally, most Chianti Rufina was relatively light-bodied and made to be enjoyed young, but since the mid 80s, producers have also made richer, more serious and more ageworty wines. Some Rufina wines are among the finest of all Chiantis.