2012 Vin Santo del Chianti, Riserva, Casale Falchini, Tuscany, Italy

2012 Vin Santo del Chianti, Riserva, Casale Falchini, Tuscany, Italy

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2012 Vin Santo del Chianti, Riserva, Casale Falchini, Tuscany, Italy

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Casale Falchini

Casale Falchini

Azienda Agricola Casale-Falchini is located just two steps outside the walls of San Gimignano in Tuscany.  The property was acquired by Riccardo Falchini in 1964, a descendant of an ancient Florentine family of winemakers.

Situated 300 metres above sea level, it extends over a landscape of green rolling hills. The Casale used to be an ancient convent run by monks. In 1976 a new modern cellar was built, the first in the area to be equipped with temperature controlled vinification equipment.

Vernaccia has been grown on the sandstone soils around this famous village since it was first documented in the
13th century. Its superiority over the ubiquitous Trebbiano was confirmed in 1993 with its elevation to Denominazione di Origine e Controllata e Garantita (D.O.C.G.) status.

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Vernaccia di San Gimignano

Vernaccia di San Gimignano

Vernaccia di San Gimignano is an ancient Tuscan white wine that dates back to the 1st century AD. 

It was the first to be classified as a DOC in March 1966 and was promoted to DOCG status in 1993. The name `Vernaccia' comes from the original dialect here, meaning simply `white wine'. Stylistically Vernaccia di San Gimignano is light-bodied with a stony, citrus, almost salty character, thanks in part to the sandstone soils surrounding this famous fortified village. 

Recommended producer: Casale

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Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

Trebbiano is a high yielding white wine grape variety, originated in the South-Eastern Mediterranean. Italy still has extensive plantings of the grape (it accounts for over half of the white wines in the country, with diminishing importance in the recent years).

It is also found in France, where it is known by the name of Ugni Blanc as a major component in Armagnac and Cognac that benefit from its high acidity and subtle flavours.

Trebbiano’s received some poor press over the years being responsible perhaps for too many anodyne Italian whites (and red blends!). However,  a new broom across the country has been sweeping away the poorer clones and practices in favour of something far more respectable, such as the examples produced by Monte del Frà

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