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San Gimignano is the 'Manhattan of the Middle Ages' and a wonderful place but it is also an appellation where unique wines are made from the Vernaccia di San Gimignano which is made into a dry white wine produced exclusively in the Italian municipality of San Gimignano in the region of Tuscany. In the glass, the Geografico Vernaccia di San Gimignano is light yellow with an elegant and aromatic nose with lots of white fruit and some spices. In the mouth surprisingly fresh and fruity, with a good structure and a light bitter that gives the wine strength. Just a nice glass of wine.

This Geografico Chianti Colli Senesi has a beautiful purple-red color in the glass. In the nose intensely scented with fruit of amarene cherries and a light spiciness, and in the mouth wonderfully fresh with a fairly light structure with subtle tannins. The wine is made from Sangiovese and a small percentage of Canaiolo. The addition of the classic grape variety Canaiolo gives the main grape variety Sangiovese extra character and depth.

This Chianti Classico Rocca di Castagnoli is a wine with excellent complexity and structure. The wine appears beautiful purple-red to red in color in the glass. Pleasant aromas of cherry scent in the nose, combined with spiciness, violets and almond. On the palate, this Chianti is very juicy with beautiful acidity and ripe, lively tannins that provide good harmony, even in the long aftertaste. This wine is made from 90% Sangiovese grapes and 10% Canaiolo and Colorino. The grapes come from the 63 ha. counting plots located around the medieval fortress in the village after which the winery is named. The soil type varies from patches rich in Macigno del Chianti and other sandstones to soils composed mainly of Alberese, limestone areas and schistose argillites, mainly 'Galestro'.

The Vino Nobile is the business card of the company. Most bottles are produced from this. The wine has been made by the house since 1968, and little has changed since then in the grape composition and the aging method and duration. The wine represents everything the house stands for: freshness, elegance, complexity and great aging potential. After the manual harvest, the wine ferments spontaneously in large oak barrels. This ensures a nice integration of the wood in the wine. After fermentation, the wine is transferred to 500 liter Allier barrels and large barrels of Slavonian oak, where it matures for 18 to 24 months. The different wines are carefully blended into this elegant Vino Nobile. In the nose inviting aromas of ripe cherries and plums, spiciness and subtle wood. Soft taste with elegant notes of juicy cherry fruit, supplemented with round tannins and beautiful acidity.

The Costanti Rosso di Montalcino is a Classic Rosso from a top producer. In the glass it has a deep ruby red color. The wine is complex on the nose with aromas of ripe cherries, juicy blackberries and black currants. In addition, there are notes of balsamic and vanilla and toast due to the oak influence. The wine develops some sultry aromas of marzipan, caramel and 'game'. In the mouth, the wine is sultry and ripe in the beginning with a full body and ripe tannins that support the wine beautifully. In the aftertaste, the aromas of ripe fruit and caramel can be found. The wine has undergone 1 year of aging in 500 liters of oak.

This Morellino di Scansano from Poggio Maestrino is a wine with excellent complexity, structure and elegance. It has an intense, bright red color and a rich aroma of small red fruits and herbs. The wine is made from 100% Sangiovese grapes selected from the best exposed areas where production quantities have been reduced to obtain the most perfect concentrations. The Morellino has enveloping, complex and persistent aromas that emphasize the ripe (Marasca) cherries and has a pleasant aftertaste with spicy and balsamic notes. The bottle aging gives it an exquisite elegance and soft taste.