Description
The
Frescobaldi Chianti is produced on the
Castiglioni estate, located on the rolling hills of the
Val di Pesa and characterized by a mild climate and cool soils, and with a rich winemaking history behind it. Castiglioni has been owned by the Frescobaldi family since the
11th century and is the starting point of the family’s winemaking history, whose sources date back to
1304 thanks to a
document recording an
exchange with
Michelangelo Buonarroti of
wine for
works of art. Historically, one of the oldest wineries in Italy, it also benefits from the appreciation of its wines both nationally and internationally, especially from historic exports to the papal and English courts. Today the estate has a
dual vocation: on the one hand,
maintaining the
winemaking history that distinguishes it with the cultivation of native vines such as Sangiovese, on the other, it exalts itself as a
symbol of
avant-garde in wine production thanks to the morphological characteristics of the territory, suitable for giving life to
more modern wines but always of great structure.
The
morphological characteristics of the soil, rich in clay and with notable water retention, allow the grapes to ripen in a balanced way and to reflect softness and a strong, well-defined character in wines such as Frescobaldi Chianti Castiglioni. With a predominance of
Sangiovese and a small quantity of
Merlot it is fermented in stainless steel and subsequently aged for 6 months in vats and one month in the bottle before being released for sale.
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