The Granfondo del Gallo Nero was held on 24 September 2017 , a cycling race that retraces the roads of the Chianti Classico between open valleys and breathtaking hills . As shown by the same track and the stages of the competition, Chianti Classico is characterized by a very varied altitude profile . Factor that, combined with the different composition of the soils and the climatic variability , determines a very multifaceted panorama of environmental conditions and consequently of wines produced that it is impossible to summarize with the Chianti Classico denomination alone, and which has opened the doors to a long diatribe about the possibility of acquiring municipal mentions with an emphasis on greater recognition of territorial identities on a par with Burgundy crus .

The main grape of the Chianti Classico, Sangiovese , is in fact able to interpret and best express the different pedo-climatic characteristics, strengthening that fascinating relationship of interdependence that exists between a wine and its territory of origin.

Proceeding along the route of the Granfondo del Gallo Nero we explore the municipalities that the race crosses, outlining what are the peculiarities from a territorial and gustatory point of view.