Distillery

Florentis

Florentis is the whisky brand of the Chioccioli Altadonna family's Winestillery project: handcrafted whiskies produced in Tuscany and finished in casks that previously held regionally typical wines.
  • Gaiole in Chianti · Tuscany · Italy

Florentis

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The story
Florentis was born as a project of the Chioccioli Altadonna family, known for wine production in Chianti Classico. The brand is part of the Winestillery initiative, which combines winemaking expertise and experimentation in spirits production, bringing the first whisky production to the Chianti Classico area.
Production philosophy
To combine Tuscan winemaking tradition and craftsmanship in spirits production: respect for local raw materials, an experimental approach and enhancement of the connection between wine and spirit.
Territory
Chianti Classico, Tuscany (operational headquarters and distillery in the province of Siena: locations in Greve in Chianti and Gaiole in Chianti).
Production method
According to official information, production leverages the family's enological expertise, prolonged spontaneous fermentations, the use of local spring water and the reuse of casks that previously contained typical Tuscan wines for aging.
Distillation
Single, discontinuous distillation in a Frilli-type (hybrid copper) pot still heated by a steam jacket; prolonged spontaneous fermentation (indicated as six days / 7 hl in terracotta amphorae according to official sources).
Ageing
Maturation in Tuscan oak casks that previously held local wines (e.g. Vin Santo, casks used for Super Tuscans) to transfer the wine component to the spirit.
Characteristics
Type
Distillery
City
Gaiole in Chianti
Categories
  • Italian whisky
  • Tuscan malt whisky
  • artisan whisky
  • whisky finished in wine casks
Raw materials
  • malted barley
  • rye
  • wheat
Casks and ageing vessels
  • Tuscan oak casks ex-Vin Santo
  • ex-Super Tuscan wine casks
Representative products
  • Whisky Super Tuscan Wine Cask 70cl - Florentis
  • Whisky Vin Santo Wine Cask 70cl - Florentis
What makes it distinctive
  • Project linked to the Chioccioli Altadonna family, rooted in Tuscan viticulture.
  • Integrated wine-spirit production within the Winestillery project.
  • Use of casks that previously contained typical Tuscan wines (Vin Santo, Super Tuscan) for finishing the whiskies.
  • Distillery located in the Chianti Classico area.

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