Castiglioni
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pasta with traditional meat ragù, roasted poultry with rosemary, and medium-aged cheeses such as Pecorino.
✨ Technical Specifications
Tenuta Castiglioni, nestled in the rolling hills of Montespertoli southwest of Florence, is the ancestral heart of the Frescobaldi family's winemaking legacy, with agricultural records dating back to 1092. It was at this historic estate that the family first began cultivating vines, establishing a heritage that has spanned over thirty generations. The Castiglioni Chianti represents a vibrant, highly approachable expression of this historic terroir. Crafted predominantly from Sangiovese with a small addition of Merlot, the wine benefits from the estate's warm microclimate and fertile clay-limestone soils. To preserve its bright, fruit-forward character, the wine is fermented and aged primarily in stainless steel and concrete vats, avoiding heavy oak influence to let the pure varietal expression shine. The result is a classic Tuscan red defined by notes of fresh red cherry, wild strawberry, and subtle floral undertones.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its viticultural origins to 1308, Marchesi Frescobaldi is an iconic Florentine noble dynasty that has shaped Tuscan winemaking across thirty generations. Spanning celebrated historical holdings—including Castello Nipozzano in Chianti Rùfina, Castello Pomino, Tenuta Castiglioni, CastelGiocondo in Montalcino, and the social viticulture initiative on the penal island of Gorgona—the family stewards diverse terroirs ranging from galestro-rich hills to cool-climate Apennine elevations. Frescobaldi practices certified sustainable viticulture under Tuscany's AgriQualità protocol, tailoring canopy management and soil stewardship to site-specific conditions. In the cellar, their philosophy honors regional typicity while embracing technical precision, vinifying with calibrated temperature control and aging across fine-grained oak barriques and traditional casks. The portfolio showcases an expansive spectrum of expressions: high-elevation Chardonnay and Pinot Nero in the pioneering Pomino Benefizio Riserva and Leonia Brut sparkling wines, mineral-driven Ansonica-Vermentino field blends from Gorgona, alongside age-worthy, structured Sangiovese icons such as Nipozzano Riserva and CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino.
🍇 Grapes
Sangiovese (min 80%), Canaiolo, Colorino, Cabernet Sauvignon