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Castellare di Castellina

Castellina in Chianti, Tuscany

On my Top 100 list

Castellare di Castellina, Castellina in Chianti

Castellare di Castellina's flagship is I Sodi di San Niccolò, a blend of 85% Sangioveto and 15% Malvasia Nera. The blend hasn't changed, and it rests only on indigenous grapes. It was the first Italian wine ranked in the Top 10 of Wine Spectator.

The estate also works beyond Castellina. In Maremma it makes wine at Rocca di Frassinello, a winery designed by Renzo Piano, where vinification uses gravity and no pumps. Baffonero, a 100% Merlot, is made there. The Vigne Vecchie vineyard, planted in 2000, supplies Sangiovese to the blend. The site also holds an Etruscan documentation centre with finds from the nearby S. Germano necropolis.

In south-west Sicily, the Tirsat vineyard at Gurra di Mare, near Menfi, grows Chardonnay and Viognier.

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I haven't reviewed a wine from Castellare di Castellina yet. They're on my Top 100 list, which is built from awards.

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