La Cantinetta di Rignana
A family-run terrace restaurant in the hamlet of Rignana, between Panzano and Mercatale, cooking Chianti farmhouse classics and grilled beef with a wide view over vines and olive groves.
La Cantinetta di Rignana sits in a small borgo whose Fattoria di Rignana appears in records from the tenth century. The big terrace looks straight over the Chianti Classico hills, while the rustic rooms inside are hung with copper and old prints under wooden beams. The kitchen cooks the way Tuscan farmhouses did: the Gran Piatto della Cantinetta of salumi and aged cheeses, tagliatelle and mezzelune under fresh truffle, pappardelle al cinghiale, peposo and ossobuco alla Chiantigiana. The grill is the headline, with Marchigiana, Polish and dry-aged Danish bistecche sold by weight. Desserts are made in house, cantucci and Vin Santo included.
