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Castagnoli Chianti Classico 2018

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Region: Italy - Tuscany - Chianti Classico

Grapes: Sangiovese

Alcohol: 14.5%

Notes on the Wine

High-toned aromatics including blood orange are on display. A medium- to full-bodied frame with smoked meat, black olive, and rosemary to complement red fruits, solid acidity and tannins.

Notes on the Producer

Castagnoli is a small estate in Castellina in Chianti on the western edge of the Chianti Classico DOCG. This estate possesses a striking terroir, one of Chianti’s most beautiful. Steep terraces are carved out of a western facing amphitheatre below the winery. The soil is highly decomposed and flaky galestro schist. The Sangiovese vines are pruned and trellised like Syrah of the northern Rhône, with one wooden stake per vine. There are several small micro-terroirs that are vinified separately and ultimately blended into the estate’s only wine, a pure Sangiovese Chianti Classico Riserva. The wine is raised in older 500 Liter barrels and bottled unfined and unfiltered.

Owner Alred Schefenacker is the driving force behind this tiny estate with amazing potential. He is intent on restoring and developing it into one of the finest estates in Chianti. The Castagnoli terreno is one of cool climate, high altitude Sangiovese (vines are planted higher than 1000 feet above sea level) but one with a lot of lower-end depth and concentration. High-toned aromatics including blood orange are on display, a medium-full bodied frame with smoked meat, black olive and rosemary to complement the red fruits, solid acidity and tannin. It is a unique style in Chianti born of a unique terroir, and it possesses a cool elegance that makes it immediately drinkable and very pleasurable though it will age well.