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CASTELLARE | Toscana

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Chianti Classico DOCG Located in the Chianti Classico commune of Castellina, this Castellare offering is comprised primarily of the local Sangiovese grape, Sangioveto. Research begun in the late 1970s allowed Castellare to isolate this clone and enabled the winery to make this very unique style of a Tuscan classic.

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Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG Il Poggiale Made from a majority of Sangioveto and balanced with Canaiolo and Ciliegiolo, all grown in the Poggiale vineyard, the grapes come from an elevation of almost 1,500 feet above sea level. The combination of high elevation and low yields results in a wine that manages to simultaneously show both restraint and layered richness. This classic red holds great aging capability.

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“I Sodi di San Niccolò” Toscana IGT I Sodi di San Niccolò was created in the early 1980s to demonstrate that native grapes could produce a wine with all the power and grace of a Super Tuscan. The name “I Sodi” refers to land that is difficult to till (the grapes must be hand- harvested,) and “San Niccolò” is an abandoned church on the Castellare property. This wine captures both the rich history of the vineyard as well as the Sangioveto grape’s enormous potential.

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