High on a Tuscan hill outside Florence, Montecchio Winery is where history, land, and flavour meet. Their 300-hectare estate— vineyards heavy with plump Sangiovese grapes and olive groves, and rolling farmland—is the beating heart of the Chianti Classico region. Even the welcome came with two cute labradors. The tour led us deep into the cellars, where wine still rests in massive terracotta pots—an ancient, natural way of ageing that lets the grapes express their purest character. From there, we