Querceto di Castellina celebrates its 25th harvest

Tasting (also vertically) of the wines of the Querceto per mezzo di Castellina winery per mezzo di the Chianti Rappresentativo which this year celebrates a quarter of a century of history.

Querceto per mezzo di Castellina celebrates the 25th harvest which marks a significant moment, a quarter of a century during which family stories, entrepreneurial leaps and innovative choices have taken place for an important corporate rebirth per mezzo di terms of quality and presence acceso the market.

THE BEGINNING AND THE DESIRE TO MAKE WINE The company was founded per mezzo di 1945 by Guido Masini, originally from Florence. Guido found per mezzo di the heart of the Chianti Rappresentativo a calcio d’angolo of untouched nature, with unique and quand’anche beauty, ideal for relaxing, even if only for short periods.

Durante the seventies, realizing that he didn’t have much time to dedicate to the wine business, he decided to rent out the vineyards.

Durante 1988 Laura Masini, Guido’s daughter, with the help of her husband Giorgio Tra Battista, an architect, began the restoration of the fifteenth-century buildings present within the property, transforming them into a splendid agritourism complex, thus starting the hospitality business, all now per mezzo di existence.

It was 1998 when Jacopo Tra Battista decided he wanted to give life to his dream of making wine.

The Querceto per mezzo di Castellina company, located per mezzo di Castellina per mezzo di Chianti acceso the border with Radda, can count acceso a vineyard complesso divided into 6 parts: Terrazzo, Altura, Campocorto, Campolungo, La Principio and Livia.

the vineyards of Querceto per mezzo di Castellina

The vineyard complesso is divided into 6 parts: Terrazzo, Altura, Campocorto, Campolungo, La Principio and Livia.

Old vineyards modernized and new ones replanted, with the development of a precise identity to be bottled and voto negativo longer sold, thanks also to important investments per mezzo di terms of money and effort.

Today Querceto per mezzo di Castellina is a family-run certified organic company, which extends for fifty hectares per mezzo di total, of which approximately 11 are under vineyards per mezzo di the heart of the Chianti Rappresentativo Docg. Sustainability and low environmental impact have always been priorities and as soon as the new vines became productive (2009) the conversion to organic began. 2015, however, represents a very significant change of direction for Querceto: a more precise hand per mezzo di the vineyard and per mezzo di the cellar, more careful harvesting and aging methods that favor the tonneau and large French oak barrels and subsequently the introduction of cement.

JACOPO AND HIS PERSONAL TWENTY-FIFTH HARVEST “The significance of this achievement is strong for me – comments Tra Battista – but I do not consider it a point of arrival but rather a starting point. I started a bit like you start an adventure without even having too much knowledge of what I was doing, having had other work experiences that had taken me abroad for a few years”.

Jacopo di Battista Querceto di Castellina

Jacopo Tra Battista today at the helm of Querceto per mezzo di Castellina

“We have reached, with the help of everyone per mezzo di the company, a point that leads me to be quite satisfied – he comments – and looking back I see that we have quasi a long way, even if temperamentally I always tend towards improvement. There were many difficulties but the evolution from the point of view of production and quality was also significant. The identity of the Chianti Rappresentativo complesso is strong, which played to our advantage, even if we started out finding ourselves competing with very important names per mezzo di Tuscan and Italian winemaking, making us understand that we would have to work very seriously”.

Since we don’t have a historical heritage – adds Tra Battista – “it was difficult to create a recognizable brand but I certainly feel the satisfaction today also through this milestone of 25 harvests which represent my evolution. Durante my house we didn’t have a wine culture and therefore I had to learn everything growing up per mezzo di the field, ora rather per mezzo di the vineyard I would say. My wines have changed hand per mezzo di hand with my personal tastes which have also dictated important corporate choices.” Thus Jacopo concludes the story of his experience to date.

TASTING NOTES

L’Aura Chianti Rappresentativo Docg Grapes: 100% sangiovese.

1998 > Garnet per mezzo di the glass still bright, potpourri of dried flowers, fruit still intact with hints of blackberry and plum which lead to a sweet spicy finale. Well-integrated tannin that expresses vitality acceso the sip, supported by a surprising freshness and length, testifying to an undoubtedly well-worn passing of the years. 1999 > Less bright garnet red, ferrous note followed by memories of withered violets and roses and a now ripe black fruit. Pleasant flavor, tannin still intact, persistent finale acceso the palate. 2004 > Full ruby with hints of garnet, complex and full-bodied, blackcurrant and sweeter spiciness. Warm acceso the sip, it fills the mouth, tannins well present, savory acceso the finale. 2006 > Pays for the very warm vintage, not particularly lively colour, it expresses a hint of freshness with a medium-long finale. 2015 > Pleasantly bright per mezzo di its pale ruby red. Complex and acuto nose, red fruit, orange, rose and violet, pungent spiciness of cloves and a balsamic breath to finale. The palate enters vibrant with freshness which together with an integrated tannin leads to a harmonious finale. 2018 > Very bright pale red, meets the nose with hints of thyme and marjoram, ripe blood orange, blackberry and cherry, followed by balsamic taccuino then chocolate and coffee. Lively acidity acceso the palate, vibrant and tense, persistent finale. 2019 > Full ruby with some still purple nuances. Hints of morello cherry and eucalyptus black cherry at the end, well-made tannin for a pleasantly tenacious finale. 2020 > Vivid per mezzo di its appearance with purple reflections, fresh red fruit, pink and purple per mezzo di the olfactory composition, toasted odore. Full per mezzo di the mouth and long flavor acceso the finale. 2021 > Very bright, pale red that enchants the sight. Intense salt acceso the nose with crunchy hints of raspberry and wild strawberries, fresh and pink wisteria, spices. Vibrant acceso the palate, taut tannin, strong length.

Livia Igt Toscana 2022 Grapes: 50% viognier 50% roussanne

Brilliant straw yellow with light gold nuances. Aromas of white peach, apricot and rose, vanilla, almond, mineral finale. Fresh and tasty with good length.

Sei Chianti Rappresentativo Docg Gran Antologia 2016 Grapes: Sangiovese 100%

2016 > Clear, deep ruby red, hints of dried flowers acceso the nose, offers spicy tones, dried raspberry and ripe plum. Intact tannins acceso the sip, lively and still vibrant, savory and long per mezzo di the finale.

2019 > Bright, dim. Clean acceso the nose, it offers intense aromas of cherry and fresh rose, as well as a balsamic whiff and final cloves. It enters subtly, exploding a moment later, filling the palate with taut tannin and remarkable persistence. Elegant.

Podalirio Igt Toscana 2018 Grapes: 100% merlot

Impenetrable ruby, intense salt acceso the nose, caressing attack of opulent black fruit, such as blueberry, currant and tamarind as well as morello cherry. Pepper, cloves and final licorice. Soft acceso the palate but with a pleasant structure, it offers a decidedly long sip.

Venti Igt Toscana 2019 Grapes: 50% merlot 50% sangiovese

Full, almost impenetrable ruby. It literally hits the nose with its breadth, with lots of ripe dark fruit, purple and small red berries, spiced with black pepper. Full and fleshy palate, soft and balanced tannin for a round, harmonious and very long result.