D* Castella di Querceto Tuscan Red

NOTE: As part of our Explorer Series some labels may be slightly stained/damaged, but most are first quality.

Product information
Color: Intense red ruby. Bouquet: Aromatic, with savory rosemary and forest floor notes which compliment the black raspberry fruit nose. Toasty oak notes add depth and spice to the nose. Flavor: Medium body; harmonious palate of saturated dark red fruits gently supported by a finely integrated tannin structure. A slight hint of vanilla & toast complete the overall flavor impression of dried cherry, blackberry and plum.

About the producer
Castello di Querceto was built to defend the neighbourhood. It stood as a sentinel along one of the major roads, in past times, the Imperial Roman Via Cassia road, that the Emperor Hadrian ordained in 123 AD. The castle stands amid the woodlands of this hill country, so typical of the Chianti district. The castle now stands as a vedette, or sentinel, over the estate’s vineyards and olive groves on the slopes of the valle di Dudda, stretching from passo del Sugame pass toward Lucolena and monte San Michele

The long L-shaped construction features a tower, this being a traditional feature of such buildings. The tower surmounts the central portion of the facade. We may note the old Guelphic battlements, recalling a medieval past of castle-building in an age of great historical significance and interest.

Rationally conducted farming came rather late to Tuscany. With the exception of the Chianti area. Already in the mid-1800s, propped vines in specialised vineyard were known to be the highest-yielding use to which land could be put throughout the region. Indeed, on 24 September 1716, the Grand Duke Cosimo III de’ Medici first drew the boundaries between specific production zones (Chianti, Pomino, Valdarno di Sopra and Carmignano), thus attesting to the great affinity between these lands and wines.