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Chianti Classico is a wine produced in one of Chianti's sub-areas. These wines feature a black rooster logo on the neck of the bottles.
The first definition of a wine-area called Chianti was made in 1716 by the Grand Duke Cosimo III de' Medici. In 1932 the Chianti area was completely re-drawn. The new Chianti was a very big area divided in seven sub-areas: Classico, Colli Aretini, Colli Fiorentini, Colline Pisane, Colli Senesi, Montalbano and Rùfina.
A black rooster was the emblem of the Lega del Chianti during XVII century. From 1967 until 2005 it was the emblem of an association of some of the producers of the Classico sub-area sharing advertising costs; therefore only some bottles of Chianti Classico had that symbol on the neck, regardless of quality. Since 2005 the black rooster is the emblem of the Chianti Classico producers association; from that year all Chianti Classico wines have that symbol on the neck of the bottle indicating that the wine is produced in the Classico area and according to the Chianti Classico rules.
For more information go to www.chianticlassico.net.
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