Wine Castellare di Castellina, “Le Ginestre di Castellare”, Toscana IGT, 2023

Introduction

“Le Ginestre di Castellare” – evidence of the ability of abundant land of Tuscany is born not only red, but also excellent white wines. Even in those cases where the use of international, not autochthonous grapes. “Le Ginestra” – very tasty wine, in which the depth of Chardonnay and delicate aroma of Sauvignon Blanc in an impressive duet. Winery Castellare di Castellina each year produces no more than 5,000 bottles of this wine. Soil vineyards – mostly clay, rich in limestone. The height of the plots varies from 350 to 400 meters above sea level. Yields sites – 60 hectoliters per hectare; tightness – 2500 vines per hectare. The average age of the vines – 18-20 years. Harvested by hand at the end of September. Vinification carefully crushed fruit is held in the steel tank vessels for 15-20 days at a controlled temperature (15-18 C). Wine is aged in steel tanks for 4 months. After bottling the wine matures another 4 months in bottles, extra exposure contributes to the development complexity and layering of the aromatic bouquet of wine.

Domini di Castellina Castellari – a family owned company, located in the Chianti region, in the commune of Castellina. Since 1979, the company is owned by Paolo Panerai. The history of farming began in 1968 with the unification of the five vineyards in the heart of Tuscany, in the scenic area, at an altitude of 400 meters above sea level. Some of them (about 33 hectares) is located on the hills overlooking the south-east. They became the basis of the first wineries Paolo Panerai – Castellare di Castellina. In the vineyards prohibited the use of pesticides and herbicides. Age of vines from 5 to 40 years. The maximum exposure to the sun, good drainage, the soil is a mixture of limestone, marl and clay – all these factors make it possible to get a small, but very high quality crop from which the structured, intense wine with great aging potential. Today Castellari di Castellina produces about 240,000 bottles of wine per year. The winery and vineyards are not only traditional but also innovative technology. Image of birds on the labels of bottles of wine from Castellari di Castellina symbolize the company’s approach to environmental protection.

After Castellari di Castellina Paolo Panerai has created in the heart of the Maremma area of Tuscany farm Rocca Frassinello. This major international project developed in partnership with Les Domaines Baron de Rothschild-Lafite. It includes 500 hectares of vineyards, of which 80 hectares of vines planted today Sandzhoveto (40 ha), Cabernet, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Shiraz. The project is based on the best Italian and French traditions of viticulture and winemaking. Panerai third economy, which came into Domini di Castellina Castellari, was Feudi del Pisciotto. The winery is located in Sicily. It owns 40 acres of vineyards, half of which is planted with a variety Nero d’Avola, and a new cellar for wine-making and aging wine.

Alessandro Chellai, general manager and chief enologist of Domini Castellare di Castellina, says: “Each of our wine has the task of expressing the absolute superiority, quality and tradition. We are very pleased to offer our wines for people who appreciate the deep roots and unique professional skills winemakers.”