Noble and upwardly mobile: A Tuscan favorite

In many wine areas around the world, certain favored vineyards and regions earn a reputation so superior that they earn the right to put their own name on the label.

From the Cru villages of Beaujolais and the named villages of the Côtes-du-Rhône to the high-end Burgundy vineyards along the Côte-d’Or and Napa Valley sub-regions like Mount Veeder and Howell Mountain, the places that make the most sought-after wines want their labels to stand out.

So it is in Tuscany, where Chianti and its elevated siblings Chianti Cla…