Description
Wine born in honour of Giuseppe Valiani ‘Il Bersagliere’, Simone Castelli's grandfather, the man who founded Podere 414 together with his grandson and Maurizio Castelli. It matures in the cellar for five years, the same length of time the Bersagliere waited before re-embracing his family during the Great War.
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Serve at:
18 - 20 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour

- Start up year: 1998
- Oenologist: Maurizio Castelli
- Bottles produced: 150.000
- Hectares: 23
These families inherited totally wild and uncontaminated lands and they adopted an almost exclusively subsistence farming model keeping the “spirit” of the land intact until now. In this context between hills and sea we have operated from 1998 producing the wines of “Podere 414” a small icon that embodies the character of Maremma. Read more


Name | Podere 414 Morellino di Scansano Vigna del Bersagliere Riserva 2018 |
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Type | Red organic still |
Denomination | Morellino di Scansano DOCG |
Vintage | 2018 |
Size | 0,75 l |
Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
Grape varieties | 100% Sangiovese |
Country | Italy |
Region | Tuscany |
Vendor | Podere 414 |
Harvest | It takes place between the last week of September and the first week of October. |
Wine making | It is made using traditional methods in temperature-controlled cement vats; extended maceration time on the skins (21-28 days) at controlled temperatures of 27 - 29 °C. Polyphenol extraction is achieved through frequent pumping over alternating with délestages. |
Aging | The entire wine waits in wood for 36 months in 500-litre French oak tonneaux; it is then refined for 24 months in the bottle. |
Allergens | Contains sulphites |