Sodi di San Niccolò Castellare di Castellina 2019
Castellare di Castellina

Sodi di San Niccolò Castellare di Castellina 2019

Very intense red wine, with juicy perfumes of wild berries, cherry and warm spices, aged for 30 months in barriques
88,50 
Awards
3Gambero Rosso
96Veronelli
96James Suckling
5Bibenda
95Robert Parker
4Vitae AIS

Features

Denomination

Toscana IGT

Vines

Sangiovese 90% e Malvasia Nera 10%

Tipologia

Region

Alcohol content

14 %

Format

75 cl Bottle

Aging

30 months in barrique

Filosofia produttiva

Vegan Friendly

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites
Collection bottle, no discounts

SODI DI SAN NICCOLÒ CASTELLARE DI CASTELLINA 2019 DESCRIPTION

Sodi di San Niccolò by Castellare di Castellina was created for the first time in 1977 and today represents an important piece of Italian viticulture. Everything born from the desire of Paolo Panerai, owner of the winery, which unites four estates in the 70s under the name of Castellare, but, for one of these, also adds the specification of Castellina, to underline the relationship between the wine produced here and the territory. The name Sodi di San Niccolò is born after a walk between Paolo and Luigi Veronelli that, admiring an ancient village with a central church of St. Niccolò and the vineyard nearby, highly suitable, Luigi suggested to call the top wine of 'company as the place where it was produced, rooting deeply with the earth and the environment of origin. The word Sodi was added to reinforce even more the territoriality of this wine: the word sodi, in fact, indicate those hard soils, rich in hard rocks and that characterize the corporate funds. Since its first vintage of the Sodi di San Niccolò has never undergone any filtration before bottling. Furthermore the grapes are 100% organic and not it makes no use of pesticides. Even the birds, always different, every year are pictured on labels, indicate respect for the environment and at the same time, represent a kind of act due to the territory,: Castellare of Castellina is located within an oasis of bird trapping and restocking. I Sodi di San Niccolò, a structured and elegant wine, with incredible freshness and a perfect tannins: an absolute reference point in the Tuscan wine scene.

Colour

Deep garnet red

Scent

Fruity aromas of black cherry and plum jam with warm spices

Taste

Soft and full with velvety but important tannins, with fruity finish of black cherry and blueberry

Temperature
18°-20°C
When to open
To enjoy it at its best, we recommend you to let the wine rest in a decanter at least 1 or 2 hours before serving
When to drink
Wine with a great longevity, already remarkable if you drink it now, but we suggest to let it rest in your cellar to best appreciate the great qualities that will mature over time
Glass
Ballon
Perfect for robust, full-bodied and intense red wines, which require intense oxygenation to disclose all their deep and complex aromas and enhance the evolution in the glass
Longevity
You can leave it in your cellar for even more than 15 years
GuideYearScoreQuote
Gambero Rosso20193 / 3Excellent Wine
Veronelli201996 / 100Excellent Wine
James Suckling201996 / 100Unmissable Wine
Bibenda20195 / 5Excellent Wine
Robert Parker201995 / 100Outstanding Wine
Vitae AIS20194 / 4Wine with an excellent stylistic and organoleptic profile

Castellare di Castellina

Foundation Year1979
Vineyard hectares30
Annual production250.000 bt
WinemakerAlessandro Cellai
AddressCastellare di Castellina, Località Caselle, SP130 - 53011 Castellina in Chianti (SI)

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