Castello Monsanto Vin Santo 1995 375ml
Appellation: Vinsanto Toscano
Production zone: Loc. Monsanto - Barberino Val d’Elsa (Florence)
Grape mixture: 50% Trebbiano, 50% Malvasia
Vineyard: the grapes come from a selection of estate vineyards
Vinification: after the drying of the grapes, which lasts until early
March, the must is placed in caratelli (small barrels) where
phases of fermentation and maturation alternate
Maturation: 8 years in 50- and 110-liter oak caratelli
Bottle aging: 6 months
First year of production: 1975
Castello di Monsanto is one of Chianti Classico’s most historically important estates. Proprietor Fabrizio Bianchi was at the forefront of many innovations that later became standard practice. In the early 1960s Monsanto pioneered the concept of the single-vineyard wines, and its Il Poggio is credited as being the first such Chianti Classico. In the years that followed Bianchi removed the traditional white varietals from the Chianti blend, years before other producers followed suit. Today Monsanto makes wines in a slightly more updated style that remains very much connected to the past, and most importantly, to its unique terroir. Antonio Galloni The Wine Advocate
