Castellare I Sodi di S. Niccolò
Wine Description
I Sodi di San Niccolò was created in the early 1980s to demonstrate that native grapes could produce a wine with all the power and grace of a Super Tuscan. The name "I Sodi" refers to land that is difficult to till (the grapes must be hand-harvested), and "San Niccolò" is an abandoned church on the Castellare property. This wine captures both the rich history of the vineyard as well as the Sangioveto grape's enormous potential.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Toscana IGT
Vineyard name
The I Sodi di San Niccolò vineyard
Vineyard size
11 acres
Soil composition
Calcareous Clay-Loam
Training method
Guyot
Elevation:
1,500 feet
Vines/acre:
1,800
Yield/acre:
2 tons
Exposure:
Southeastern
Harvest time:
October
First vintage of this wine:
1979
Bottles produced of this wine:
25,000
Winemaking & Aging
Maceration length:
12
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:
Racking and Pumpovers
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barriques
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
24 months
Age of Aging Container:
New-One year
Length of bottle aging:
24 months
Analytical Data
pH level:
3.7
Acidity:
5.6 g/L
Alcohol:
13.9 %
Residual sugar:
1 g/L
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