CASTELLARE DI CASTELLINA I Sodi di San Niccolo Colli della Toscana Centrale, Toscana

In the 1950s, the father of current winemaker Paolo di Marchi purchased the adjoining hamlets of Isole and Olena and their estates in the Tuscan commune of Barberino Val d'Elsa. The concept and style of Cepparello was developed by Paolo De Marchi over a period beginning in the mid 1970's. This Sangiovese wine is named after a small stream, Borro Cepparello, originating in the highest point of the vineyards on the Isole e Olena estate.

Cerretalto is a single vineyard Brunello from one of the very best sites in the region. The wine is made only in exceptional years when the quality of fruit warrants. The best fruit from the site is hand harvested, sorted, destemmed and crushed before undergoing wild yeast fermentation in open vats. The temperature controlled fermentation lasts 3-4 weeks and then the wine is transferred to oak barrels for 31 months followed by a further 30 months in bottle. The wine is kept back in the winery for 6 years before release.

Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona Vigna di Pianrosso Santa Caterina D'Oro Riserva, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG From Ciacci Piccolomini d'Aragona comes the Vigna di Pianrosso Santa Caterina D'Oro Riserva, Brunello di Montalcino DOCG. From the 11.69ha Pianrosso vineyard (translating to ‘red field’, referring to the iron-rich soils), this is a 100% Sangiovese using only the best grape selection. This single vineyard bottling is a quintessential representation of why the wines made by the Bianchini family are some of the most sought after in the region. Fermented in stainless steel and glass, the wine is then matured for three years in Slavonian oak, before a further year in bottle. The result is a complex and intense wine, rich with fruit and spice and incredible opportunity for ageing.