• Castelvecchi Chianti Classico Capotondo 2022
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Castelvecchi Tuscany Chianti Classico

Castelvecchi

Castelvecchi Chianti Classico Capotondo 2022

Red green still

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  • Castelvecchi Chianti Classico Capotondo 2022
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Castelvecchi Tuscany Chianti Classico
€15,50
€15,50
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6 bottles

€46,50

3 bottles

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Denomination Chianti Classico DOCG
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Area Tuscany (Italy)
Grape varieties 88% Sangiovese, 12% Canaiolo Nero
Aging The wine is then left to mature in steel tanks until December, after which it is transferred to large casks and third or fourth passage barriques for 10-12 months, which allows the tannins to mature. This is followed by refinement in the bottle for 8 months.
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Description

Sangiovese 88% and Canaiolo 12%, in perfect harmony, a combination that represents the terroir with all its millenary history, the absolute uniqueness of the natural environments transformed over the centuries by the skilful hand of man, the cellar secrets handed down from generation to generation. The 'Capotondo' represents the authentic interpretation of Chianti Classico according to the Premiata Fattoria di Castelvecchi: a balance between fragrance and softness, and between fruit and structure.

Awards

  • 2022

    4

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

  • 2022

    90

    /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.

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Perfume

Perfume

The aroma of red fruits prevails, with tendencies towards ripe fruit such as berries, blueberry, cherry and plum, slightly spicy.

Color

Color

Deep red with purple hues.

Taste

Taste

A wine with good body, acidity and freshness, with prevailing floral notes, and hints of red roses and violets. A wine of great harmony, typical and balanced, with great character.

Serve at:

16 - 18 °C.

Longevity:

05 - 10 years

Decanting time:

1 hour

Full Bodied and Very Aged Red Wines

Producer
Castelvecchi
From this winery
  • Start up year: 2004
  • Oenologist: Leonardo Valenti
  • Bottles produced: 80.000
  • Hectares: 24
The ancient winery is excavated under the castle, among its foundation, and it is dated, as the whole core structure, between the X and the XI century. The importance of the Fattoria di Castelvecchi also lies in its strategic location, being at the center of several ancient roads,in the very art of Tuscany, between Florence and Siena. The Castelvecchi function was chiefly defensive, for this reason it had to be fortified with strong, tough walls.

Castelvecchi was ruled by the lords of Monterinaldi for most of the XI century until, proclaimed autonomous community, it suffered, at the end of the thirteenth century, the fierce attacks of the nobles of the surroundings, attracted by the incredible richness of the Parish of Santa Maria Novella. Many parties fought widely and for a long time to get the famous fertile vineyards here cultivated.

Towards the middle of the seventeenth century, the name of the place, which was then “Castela de la Pieve”, became, after the name of the owners, first “Castel de ‘Vecchi,” then “Castelvecchi”. “De Vecchi” was the name of an ancient noble family from Montalcino who took the castle and the land around. The property passed through the centuries from de Vecchi to de Vecchi ending to the heirs of the husband of the last descendant, a Marquis Gutierrez de la Solana, Grandee of Spain, at the beginning of 1900. Read more
Production area: Tuscany
Tuscany
Castelvecchi

A wine of wide drinkability, excellent throughout a meal and accompanying savoury first courses, baked red meats, chops and medium-aged cheeses.

Meat
Game
Cheese
Matured cheese
Pork

Name Castelvecchi Chianti Classico Capotondo 2022
Type Red green still
Denomination Chianti Classico DOCG
Vintage 2022
Size 0,75 l
Alcohol content 14.0% by volume
Grape varieties 88% Sangiovese, 12% Canaiolo Nero
Country Italy
Region Tuscany
Vendor Castelvecchi
Origin Radda in Chianti (Siena).
Plants per hectare 3,500-5,000
Yield per hectare 6,500 kg/hectare
Wine making The grapes are harvested and carefully selected. Maceration is of medium duration and lasts 25-30 days.
Aging The wine is then left to mature in steel tanks until December, after which it is transferred to large casks and third or fourth passage barriques for 10 2 months, which allows the tannins to mature. This is followed by refinement in the bottle for 8 months.
Total acidity 6.2 gr/L
PH 3.42
Residual sugar 0.5 gr/L
Allergens Contains sulphites