2020 | Castello di Volpaia | Balifico

Red Wine: 2020 | Castello di Volpaia | Balifico

The palate is powerful and complex. A wine of great finesse and an impressive length in the mouth.

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Producer: Castello di Volpaia

Vintage: 2020

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14%

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese

Country/Region: Italy, Tuscany

The palate is powerful and complex. A wine of great finesse and an impressive length in the mouth.

Producer Information

Fattoria Castello di Volpaia is a wine estate in the village of Volpaia in Chianti Classico. It is particularly known for its red wines featuring the Sangiovese grape variety. The Castello began life in the 11th Century as part of a fortified village on the border between the territories of Florence and Siena. The production of wine here was first documented in 1172. Raffaello Stianti, a leading Italian printer and bookbinder, purchased the Volpaia estate and two-thirds of the village in 1966. In 1972, he gave it to his daughter and her husband as a wedding gift, and Volpaia remains in the ownership of the Mascheroni-Stianti family. The organically-farmed estate extends to 370 hectares (914 acres), of which 46 hectares (114 acres) are planted with vines. Grapes are picked by hand into small boxes to ensure minimal damage before reaching the winery. The winery facilities are built within the village’s structures there are fermentation tanks in abandoned church buildings. Stainless steel pipes known as the “wineduct” connect these buildings at the top of the village with several barrel cellars at the bottom.