Grapes: Sangioveto (85%-90%) and Malvasia Nera (15-10%)
Vinification: in steel for 18/25 days at a controlled temperature (28°)
Malolactic fermentation: Done
Ageing: From15 to 30 months in barrique for 2/3 new
Bottle refinement: 12 months
Type of wood: Barrique of 225 lt and different type of woods
Harvest: following the half of October
Vines height: 350/400 mt. s.l.m.
Plant density: From 2.700 to 7.000 in the new ones
Age of productive vines: From 25 to 30 years
Product stability: Light clarification with albumin
Growth system: Guyot - upturned
Type of soil: Calcareous
The masterpiece of Castellare. Twice named in the Wine Spectator Top 100, again and again three glasses and five bunches, pride of our Farm to have shown the grandeur of Sangioveto and Malvasia Nera, reaching the fifth place in the world. Nowadays the Tuscan wine, made from native vines, with the highest score. E' il vino più alto di Castellare, per due volte nella Top 100 di Wine Spectator, ripetutamente tre