Felsina

An important estate located in the commune of Castelnuvo Berardenga in the southernmost tip of the Chianti Classico zone. The estate extends to over 350 hectares of which 75 hectares of vineyards are planted with Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malvasia, and Chardonnay.

In was bought by Domenico Poggiali, a haulier from Ravenna, in 1964. At the beginning of the 1980s he transferred it to his son-in-law Giuseppe Mazzocolin, a former schoolteacher. In collaboration with cult oenologist Franco Bernabei, he replanted much of the vineyards and completely renovated the winemaking facilities. Today it is one of the leading estates in Chianti Classico.