CONIALE - Cabernet Sauvignon 1999
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Wine Details
| Vintage | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Wine | Red |
| Status | IGT, DP |
| Case | £348.00 |
| Bottle | £29.00 |
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Castellare di Castellina, Tuscany
Something of a departure for an Estate that prides itself on using exclusively indigenous varietals as the Coniale is 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from 15 year old vines. It sees 24 months of ageing in French barriques and a further year of cellaring in the bottle before being released. Like all the wines from Castellare elegance and purity of fruit are the watchwords here the Coniale having a sinewy, savoury, very old world profile that differs from the very ripe Bolgheri style of Super Tuscan. It still has the hints of mint and Eucalyptus that characterise the region's Cabernet.
The Castellare di Castellina estate
Minerally, austere, Patrician and precise, the style of the wines from this venerable estate reflect the hard, rocky "i sodi" soils of the Chianti Classico hills. In an area and time where international varieties (Merlot and Cabernet specifically) have threatened to all but replace indigenous grapes, Castellare has led the resistance, complementing Sangioveto (the local clone of Sangiovese) with Malvasia Nera, Canaiolo, Colorino and Ciliegiolo for its Chianti and top Super Tuscan. The various birds repesented on the wine labels symbolise Castellare's commitment to environmentally sound cultivation. In the vineyards, no chemical treatments, pesticides or herbicides are used and hunting is not allowed, thus the Estate has become a haven for endagered birdlife and local flora and fauna.
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