Castellare I Sodi di S. Niccolò
Wine Description
I Sodi di San Niccoló was created in the early 1980s with the goal of demonstrating that the native grapes could produce a wine with all the power and grace of a Super Tuscan-- without the use of international varietals. "I Sodi" refers to land that is difficult to till (grapes must be hand-harvested), and "San Niccoló" is an abandoned church on the Castellare property.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Toscana IGT
Vineyard name
Chianti Classico/The I Sodi di San Niccolò vineyard
Vineyard size
11 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
1,452 feet
Vines/acre:
1,800
Yield/acre:
2 tons
Exposure:
Southeastern
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1980
Bottles produced of this wine:
25,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
14
Varietal composition:
85% Sangioveto and 15% Malvasia Nera
Fermentation container:
Stainless Steel Tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
14 days
Fermentation temperature:
79 °F
Maceration technique:
Pumpovers and delestage
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French oak
Length of aging before bottling:
24 months
Age of Aging Container:
50% new and 50% second passage
Length of bottle aging:
30 months
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.6
Acidity:
5.9 g/L
Alcohol:
13.8 %
Dry extract:
33 g/L
Residual sugar:
1 g/L
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