Air Dolomiti - In-Flight-Magazine, December/January 2017, Nr. 135 P. 56 (in english)

Klaus Johann Reimitz’s life story would probably make a good lm. One of those uplifting tales featuring a passion for art and wine.
If we were back in the 17th century Reimitz could be conveniently pigeonholed as a victim of the “Grand Tour”, that classical journey, generally through Italy, designed to forge the character of young aristocrats. But first things first. Young Klaus was 19 when he decided to leave Germany and seek sunnier climes in Italy. He managed to catch the last years of the Dolce Vita in Rome and then moved to Perugia, enrolled at the Accademia Belle Arti “Pietro Vannucci”, finally managing to study Italian art.

He also saw service as an art restorer in Carlo Mancini’s workshop, one of the most revered experts in town, and it was here that he met so many leading figures from the dominant cultural scene of those years, including Roberto Manetti, an art historian and brother of Sergio, his future mentor in the wine-making trade. When the Manetti family decided to buy the Fattoria Montevertine, a vast estate in Radda in Chianti, Klaus extended his studies of the humanities to include the world of wine, finding fertile new soil for his creativity and demonstrating an uncommon talent that his father-in-law recognised and cultivated.
With the help of Giulio Gambelli, one of the greatest experts in Sangiovese, great wines were born. Reimitz learned all there was to know about Sangiovese and his sure instinct helped the winery gain worldwide recognition.

But Klaus Johann Reimitz is a restless spirit and in 2006 he said goodbye to Montevertine to follow his new lodestar, a pure Sangiovese embodying the very soul of this varietal. His declared objectives were: a limited number of bottles of sublime quality for connoisseurs.This vision inspired his search for the right land, because an exceptional wine required an exceptional vineyard. Klaus finally found his ideal at Tavarnelle in Val di Pesa on the estate of Johannes Davaz, owner of the Poggio al Sole Farm. Reimitz wouldn’t have the slightest difficulty in dazzling journalists with lyrical descriptions of his vines and their terroir but, like the practical person he is he just shrugs the issue off with a smile as he gazes at the hill where he has just harvested his precious grapes and says simply “I’ve found the right place”. “The right place” is apparently Vigna Boronzky: 1 square hectare, 3000 litres of wine, fewer than 4000 bottles. The label is minimalist, it merely says “REIMITZ” and gives the year of production. Nothing else is necessary. Just pull out a bottle opener for an intense experience.

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