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Castello della Paneretta WineryThis winery is located in the Chianti Classico wine zone. If you want to plan a Castello La Paneretta winery tour scroll down:
Castello della Paneretta DescriptionThe Paneretta Castle is situated in the Chianti Classico area on the western slopes of the dominating hills of the Elsa valley, looking towards San Gimignano. It was built around an ancient sighting tower. The production of wine is documented from 1596, on. In 1696, Cassandra Capponi brought the castele, an important collection of codex's, parchments and books into her marriage with the Marchese carlo Riccardi Strozzi. This collection formed the nucleus of the Riccardian library in Florence. The Strozzi family remained owner of the castle until 1984, in this year, the family Albisetti took over. With its 309 hectares (majority wood) the Paneretta is one of the biggest farms of the area, producing 700 hectolitres of wine from 18 hectares of vineyards. Visit the Winery Website:
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Wines from Castello della PanerettaSolimpiaTasting Notes:
result of a new type of vinification, applying a pre fermentation
maceration of 72 hours. fermentation in "white" and using
micro ossigenation. Produced of only Sangiovese grapes. Fresh wine,
young, with corpus and complex. A few month in american barrique. Chianti Classico D.O.C.G.Tasting Notes:
Vinification lasted for two weeks at a temperature of 29°
and 30°, with regular pumping over. The wine is refining in
wood for a period of 8 - 11 months. Riserva Torre a DestraTasting Notes:
Cru, with the name of its vineyard. 100% sangiovese, using
only selected grapes with a yeld about 35 hectolitres per hectare.
Vinification lasted from 20 to 25 days with two pumping over, daily
and manual "follature" if neccecary. the wine matured
in 12 month, 50% in 30 hectolitre wine-cask and 50% in French barriques
of one wine. The wine will remain in bottle for 12 month.
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