A Black Rooster (Gallo Nero) with a gold background is chosen as a symbol by the Chianti League

The image of the Black Rooster has emblemized for centuries the production zone of the wine of Chianti Classico, indeed since the fourteenth century.

The Black Rooster’s link with the territory has antique origins. A Black Rooster on a gold background was in fact chosen as the emblem of the Lega del Chianti, a political-military institution created by the Republic of Florence to control the territory of Chianti at the end of the fourteenth century.
Since then, this proud animal, which at a certain time must have actually flourished in the splendid hills of Chianti, has been the symbol of the territory.

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