• Castellare di Castellina Merlot Poggio ai Merli 2020
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Castellare di Castellina Tuscany IGT Toscana

Castellare di Castellina

Castellare di Castellina Merlot Poggio ai Merli 2020

Red still

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  • Castellare di Castellina Merlot Poggio ai Merli 2020
  • Castellare di Castellina Merlot Poggio ai Merli 2020
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Castellare di Castellina Tuscany IGT Toscana
€79,00
€79,00
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Immediate availability Last 1 bottles remaining
Denomination Toscana IGT
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 100% Merlot
Aging From 15 to 30 months in barriques, of which 1/3 is new.
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Description

Tuscany has discovered itself an exceptional land for Merlot with world-first wines such as Masseto. This pure Merlot from Castellare, thanks to the vineyard's special position, has a rare personality to find even in the best international Merlots once again for its elegance. Since the first vintage, it has been described as a masterpiece of wine excellence.

Awards

  • 2020

    4

    Italian Sommelier Foundation (FIS) guide This has been one of the most prestigious wine guides in Italy for over 10 years.

  • 2020

    95

    /100

    James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.

  • 2020

    93

    /100

    The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.

  • 2020

    93

    /100

    Vinous is the online guide from Antonio Galloni, one of the world's leading wine connoisseurs.

  • 2020

    90

    /100

    Wine spectator is the most influential wine guide on the internet.

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Details

Profumo

Perfume

Intense, clean, pleasant, and refined with aromas of plum, black cherry and rhubarb followed by aromas of blackberry, currant, dried violet, liquorice, tobacco, vanilla, nutmeg and pepper and hints of china.

Colore

Color

Deep ruby red with purple hues.

Gusto

Taste

Excellent olfactory correspondence with a slightly tannic opening and pleasant smoothness. It is balanced by alcohol, full-bodied, and intense with good tannins. The finish is very persistent with long and good flavours of black cherry, plum and black currant.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Pairings

It perfectly pairs with red meats, in particular with wild boar meat.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Producer
Castellare di Castellina
From this winery
  • Start up year: 1977
  • Oenologist: Alessandro Cellai
  • Bottles produced: 350.000
  • Hectares: 33
Castellare di Castellina was born of the union of four estates (Castellare, Caselle, San Niccolò and Le Case) on the initiative of Paolo Panerai, with the aim of producing wine of the best possible quality. This is a story that demonstrates how tradition, also in the installations, and innovation can draw the best out of the land, showing the younger generations how the hard work and lives of the Mezzadri - the people who once ran the estates as neither owners nor labourers - has been fundamental in shaping the extraordinary landscape of the Chianti.

The red wine I Sodi di S.Niccolò Toscana IGT, vintage 2021, from the Castellare di Castellina winery was rated 99 Falstaff points in 2025 by Othmar Kiem and Simon Staffler. It is a wine made from Sangiovese and Malvasia Nera grapes from the Chianti Classico region of Italy. Read more
Production area: Tuscany
Tuscany
Castellare di Castellina

Name Castellare di Castellina Merlot Poggio ai Merli 2020
Type Red still
Denomination Toscana IGT
Vintage 2020
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.5% by volume
Grape varieties 100% Merlot
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Castellare di Castellina
Origin Village of Castellare, Town of Castellina in Chianti (Siena)
Climate Altitude: 350-400 m. a.s.l.
Soil composition Limestone
Cultivation system Spurred cordon
Plants per hectare 6,000
Yield per hectare 3,500 kg/hectare
Harvest Usually first days of September.
Fermentation temperature 28 °C
Wine making In stainless steel for about 18-25 days at a controlled temperature of 28°C. Malolactic fermentation is carried out.
Aging From 15 to 30 months in barriques, of which 1/3 is new.
Allergens Contains sulphites