Giuseppe (Pepito) Castiglioni Sangiovese
Pepito Sebastiano Cossia Castiglioni 1988 100Chianti ClassicoMaremma…
Querciabella

IGT Toscana

50% Chardonnay, 50%Pinot Blanc

920%

(Vinous’ rating: 93 points)
2019 Batar50% Chardonnay50% Pinot Blanc

Giuseppe (Pepito) Castiglioni an industrial entrepreneur and lifelong wine lover bought a single hectare of vineyard on a Tuscan hillside and set about creating an estate.He dreamed of producing elegant, rich wines, made not only from native Sangiovese grapes, but alsothe International grapes.
Pepitos son, Sebastiano Cossia Castiglioni,convertedthe estate to organic viticulture in 1988, which was the first Italian winery to employ this practice. Today, the vineyards are run by biodynamics approach and expand to more than 100 hectares, which throughout Chianti Classico and in Maremma. Their wines receive high score and award-winning, which they always say the real secret is in the soil.
The name Querciabella means beautiful oak, and the vineyards have grown along these wonderful trees.

Denomination:
IGT Toscana

Country of Origin:
Italy

Type:
White/Blanc (Still)

Grape Varieties:
50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Blanc

Vinification:
Plant-based biodynamics, with certification of Vegan and Organic. Manual harvest, matures on its own yeasts for more than 9 months. French oak barriques are used, 20% new.

Tasting Notes:
(Vinous’ rating: 93 points)
The 2019 Batar, 50% Chardonnay/50% Pinot Blanc, offers up an exotic melange of tangerine peel, pineapple, spice and passionfruit. The move towards a more refined style here has paid off big-time.