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Castellare di Castellina - Azienda Agricola Castellare
Address - Loc. Castellare, Castellina In Chianti, 53011
Telephone - +39 0577 742903 / +39 02 58317376
Fax - +39 0577 742814
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Poderi Castellare di Castellina is a wine farm about 80 hectares wide in the heart of Chianti Classico region, in Castellina in Chianti . Poderi Castellare di Castellina is a wine farm about 80 hectares wide in the heart of Chianti Classico region, in Castellina in Chianti. Its vineyards are 22 hectares wide and are located on the hills of a natural amphitheatre facing south-east, at an average altitude of 370 metres above sea level. Its wine production is about 160.000 bottles per year. The age of vineyards may vary from 5 to 30 years. Besides vineyards there are about 12 hectares of olive trees and 15 hectares of mixed cultivation. The rest of the land is wood. Poderi Castellare di Castellina was born in 1968 when five farms merged. At Castellare the yields per hectare are very low, clearly under the maximum level allowed by Chianti Classico DOCG rules. The production of both red and white wines, very well structured, intense and suitable for long ageing bottles is favoured by a very good exposure to sunlight, a good water drainage, a land mixture of calcareous loam rocks, some marl and very little clay.
In an average year, production runs to about 90,000 bottles of Chianti Classico and (in good years) Chianti Classico Riserva; 10,000 bottles of Governo, a red wine that reflects the Chianti traditions and its fresh, fruity characteristics; 40,000 bottles of Sodi di San Niccolò, a Tuscan wine made from local grapes (Sangioveto and Malvasia Nera) with the highest rating in the Wine Spectator classification (96/100); and 15,000 bottles of white wines like Le Ginestre, a blend of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc; or Canonico, a pure Chardonnay fermented in barriques and Spartito, a Sauvignon also fermented in barriques. Last but not least, small amounts of Vin Santo and 4,000-5,000 bottles of Coniale, an extraordinary pure Cabernet Sauvignon, fermented in barriques (rated 90 + by Robert Parker and 92/100 by Wine Spectator).
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 Canonico Le Ginestre Spartito
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I Sodi
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Chianti Classico DOCG
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Olive Oil
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Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG
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Poggio Ai Merli
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Coniale
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Vigna Il Poggiale
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Grappa Di Sangiovetto
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Vin Santo
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Grappa
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