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Felsina

Castelnuovo Berardenga

Felsina

Winemaker: Franco Bernabei

Founded in 1966 by Domenico Poggiali, Felsina was the Etruscan name for this viticultural terroir nearly 3000 years ago. The estate at the southern border of Castelnouvo Berardenga remains one of Tuscany’s finest terrains. Today, Beppe Poggiali, Giuseppe Mazzocolin and superstar winemaker Franco Bernabei form an awesome team that has overseen twenty years of extensive research and clonal selection to achieve an incredible combination of complexity, structure, power and finesse. Their hard work has been recognised by Gambero Rosso’s Vini d’Italia, with Felsina awarded Tre Bicchieri every year since the guide’s first publication in 1988.

‘Rancia’, the estate’s single vineyard Riserva, is simply superb; ripe and racy fruit balancing spice, game, mineral notes with layered, lingering flavours. Fontalloro is 100% Sangiovese from vineyards located just outside the Chianti Classico and is renowned for its structure, concentration, intensity and depth. Vin Santo is a blend of air-dried Malvasia, Trebbiano and a smidge of Sangiovese, aged for seven years in small barrels and another year in bottle before release. Deep golden in colour, with a bouquet of almonds and candied fruits confirmed on the sweet, highly concentrated candied palate.

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Wines
2006 Chianti Classico DOCG 375 x 12
2006 Chianti Classico DOCG
2004 Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva ‘Rancia’ x 6
2004 Fontalloro IGT x 6
2000 Vin Santo DOC 375 x 6
Extra Virgin Olive Oil 500 x 6