The Castellare di Castellina wine cellar was born in Castellina in Chianti, in the heart of Chianti Classico, from the union of four estates (Castellare, Caselle, San Niccolò and Le Case) made by Paolo Panerai with the aim of producing wine of the best possible quality. Those were the 1970s when the so-called Renaissance of Italian wine had begun. From the beginning, the famous Tuscan winery made a great contribution to the "Renaissance," holding tradition and innovation together. Tradition in caring for the vines and soils, distinguished between campi and sodi (where campi are the easiest soils to work and sodi the hardest but best plots for growing vines), in choosing to still make a wine according to the Tuscan-style method of governance, in respecting Chianti Classico by using only indigenous grape varieties, and in producing a great wine, recognized internationally as one of the greatest reds in the world, using only indigenous Tuscan grape varieties.
Description
I Sodi di San Niccolò Toscana IGT from the Tuscan winery Castellare di Castellina is a great, award-winning Supertuscan red wine with a noble soul. It is a masterpiece that has twice been judged Italy's 1st red wine ahead of Solaia and Sassicaia with the 2013 and 2016 vintages and the first Italian wine listed in Wine Spectator's Top 100 in 1988 (the first) with the 1985 vintage; repeated in 1989 with the 1986 vintage. The product is sold in wooden crates.
Organoleptic characteristics:
It has a deep ruby red color. On the nose, it has great olfactory concentration, thanks to the presence of ripe red fruit that leads back to notes of jam, but also spices, vanilla and licorice. In the mouth, the wine is characterized by a dense and elegant texture, also supported by the important acidity of the Sangiovese, the tannins are absolutely sweet and the finish long and very persistent.
