{"title":"Istine","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor decades the Fronti family tended vineyards for other people's labels. Angela Fronti changed that, convincing her father and uncle to bottle wine under their own name and building Istine into a benchmark for terroir-driven Chianti Classico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Fronti family long specialized in developing and managing vineyards for well-known Tuscan estates, while owning small plots of their own around Radda and Gaiole in Chianti. After studying enology, Angela Fronti persuaded her family to create their own label, and Istine began bottling with the first commercial vintages around 2012, starting from the eponymous Istine vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/istine\"\u003eIstine producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chianti-classico-istine-tuscany-italy-red-wine","title":"Istine Chianti Classico 2015","description":"\u003cp\u003eIstine's entry-level Chianti Classico comes from high-altitude parcels in Radda in Chianti, with fruit drawn from the Istine vineyard situated between Radda and Castellina. The Istine vineyard sits at 480 to 550 meters above sea level on soils of Alberese and Galestro — fragmented marly limestones with a slight presence of quartz — planted at 5,000 vines per hectare in 2002, with a north-west exposure. This is among the highest-elevation vineyard sites in the entire Chianti Classico zone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Angela Fronti ferments in stainless steel tanks and ages the wine for 8 months in large 10-hectoliter Slavonian oak barrels, which impart no perceptible oak flavor. The approach keeps the fruit precise and the acidity intact. Production is tightly limited: approximately 3,000 bottles were made from the 2015 vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe estate converted from conventional farming to organic methods starting in 2009 when Angela took over, achieving full organic certification in 2016. The 2015 vintage therefore reflects transitional organic farming. The Fronti family has been working this land since 1982 and bottling under the Istine label since 2009.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the palate, the 2015 shows balsamic notes of camphor, dried herb, and blue flower alongside Marasca cherry, black raspberry, and white pepper, with lithe tannins and firm acidity characteristic of Radda's cooler, high-altitude growing conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Istine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8500755890231,"sku":"ISTICHCL15C","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/istine-chianti-classico-2015.png?v=1780723729"},{"product_id":"istine-chianti-classico-organic-wine","title":"Istine Chianti Classico 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eIstine is a family-run estate owned by the Fronti family in Radda in Chianti, with Angela Fronti as winemaker. The estate works only with autochthonous varieties, so its Chianti Classico is 100% Sangiovese, and it has been certified organic since 2016. The grapes come from high-altitude vineyards around Radda, with fermentation carried out in concrete tanks using indigenous yeasts before aging in casks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Istine","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44409895977176,"sku":"istine-chianticlassico-2042","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/istine-chianti-classico-tuscany-italian-organic-wine-primal-wine-final-natural-wine-primal-wine-copyright.png?v=1787250333"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/istine.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}