Castell'in Villa 2019 Chianti Classico
Castell'in Villa 2019 Chianti Classico
750ml bottle
14% abv
Region: Tuscany, Italy
Appellation: Chianti Classico DOCG
Grapes: 100% Sangiovese
Farming: Certified Organic
Age of vines: Planted between 2000 and 2010
Altitude, Aspect & Soil Type: 230-360 M, Mixed, alluvial soil with limestone, clay, and sand
Typical Harvest Time: End of September
Maceration & Fermentation: 15 to 20 days maceration, low temperature fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 4 years in large French and Slavonian oak barrels
Finishing: No fining, filtering or cold stabilization
Production: 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.
The resulting wine is the best kind of classic Chianti, with the classic aromas of sour cherry, fine leather, sandalwood, and cedar, fresh acidity, attractive fine tannins, and a long, complex palate. This style of Chianti Classico is versatile at table – medium-weight, savory, and based on fresh acidity rather than tannins; fabulous with pizza, roast chicken, pork, and red meats.
One of the finest and most age-worthy producers of Chianti Classico
The beauty of simplicity - 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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