Wine Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2006
Reviews of purchase Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2006
Tasting Notes
Wine color ruby with garnet hue.
The taste of a well-structured wine with bright tannins and a long finish.
The wine has an elegant powerful aroma with notes of spice and fruit.
The wine is well suited to stews, sausages and mature cheeses.
Interesting Facts
Wine Castello di Volpaia Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2006 is made from Sangiovese grapes harvested from vines growing on sandy soils rich in limestone. Vintage 2006 has turned mature, with excellent sugar content and polyphenols, as well as excellent flavor. Wines Castello di Volpayya 2006 have a more intense color, rich flavor, good texture and excellent potential exposure.
Volpaya Castle (Castello di Volpaia) was built in the eleventh century, far from strengthening in order to create on the border of Florence and Siena. At present, there remain only two of the six ancient towers and part of the original defensive walls surrounding the castle. And yet, the location of buildings in the village of Volpaia and their walls are perfectly preserved virtually intact. In addition, Volpaia - it is also the name of the famous family. Lorenzo and Benvenuto della Volpaia became famous during the Renaissance, when the inventors of different mechanisms, one of them was a friend of Leonardo da Vinci. Inventions two brothers are now known to science museums in Florence, Chicago and Greenwich. In addition to wine, the farm has been Volpayya still producing olive oil, honey and vinegar.
