Castell'in Villa 2020 Chianti Classico
Castell'in Villa 2020 Chianti Classico
750ml bottle
14% abv
Classic aromas of sour cherry, leather, sandalwood, and cedar. Fresh acidity, fine tannins, and a long, complex palate. Medium-weight, savory, driven by fresh acidity rather than tannins.
100% Sangiovese. Certified Organic. Vines planted between 2000 and 2010.
Altitude, Aspect & Soil Type: 230-360 M, Mixed, alluvial soil with limestone, clay, and sand.
15 to 20 days maceration, low temperature fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts.
4 years in large French and Slavonian oak barrels.
No fining, filtering or cold stabilization.
70,000 bottles annually.
Estate grown in Castelnuovo Berardenga in alluvial soil with pebbles and sand; 100% Sangiovese. The wine is fermented in stainless steel using indigenous yeasts and is kept in contact with the skins for a little less than two weeks. The wine is aged in large oval barrels ('botti') for two years before bottling.
• One of the finest and most age-worthy producers of Chianti Classico
• All Sangiovese in large traditional barrels
• Guided by the wisdom of owner, Principessa Coralia Pignatelli della Lessona
Castell'in Villa is a small estate in Castelnuovo Berardenga, at the south end of the Chianti Classico region. Both the Chianti Classico and the Riserva are made entirely of Sangiovese, vinified using indigenous fermentations, and aged in the traditional large oval barrels, and have been some of the best wines in the appellation for decades. (The owner of the estate, Coralia Pignatelli della Leonessa, has never wavered in her commitment to traditional winemaking.) The resulting wines are soulful, distinctive, long-lived, and delicious, proof that the Sangiovese grape can rise to greatness when grown in the right place.
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