“Top 100 World Wines” from Cabernet Sauvignon and a small portion of Cabernet Franc results in a wine with a powerful and refined personality.

The estate’s most important cru, it embodies the unique character of the terroir from which it comes. The microclimate is strongly influenced by the Tyrrhenian Sea with strong winds, low humidity, and less rainfall than neighboring areas. The vineyards are located 70-130 meters above sea level, in a south-southwest position and sometimes steeply sloping.

It is aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, 70 percent of which are new, and another 10 monthsin bottle before sale.

COLOR

dark ruby red

PERFUME

enticing aromas with notes of black currant, cherry, chocolate, tobacco, leather and black spices. A full, sensual body with very pure fruity notes

TASTE

bouquet aromas are reflected in the palate. Powerful, harmonious and complex, with beautiful length

AGING

11 years and above

Awards:

Vitae guide, 3 screws + 1 gray screw

Veronelli Guide, 3 red stars

Robert Parker, 93 points

James Suckling, 95 points

A wine dynasty

Today, as in the past, the Mazzei family carries on the legacy of its knowledge at Castello di Fonterutoli where it all began, one of the most important realities of Chianti Classico and Tuscany, with an established history and a future yet to be written.