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- Color:
- Red
- Body/Type:
- Medium Bodied
- Style:
- Traditional
- Size:
- Bottle, 750 ml
- Winery:
- Casina di Cornia
- Grapes:
- Sangiovese and Trebbiano
- Serve At:
- 57°-63° F
- Region:
- Italy > Tuscany
Casina di Cornia is found lying on the southwestern slopes of the Chianti hills lying between Florence and Siena, it gently looks over the Elsa Valley in the borough of Castellina in Chianti. Here, the beauty of the area and the quality of the land have acted as a backdrop to a centuries-old tradition of know-how connected with the land and its products. The farm at Casina di Cornia covers a total area of 24 hectares, 7 of which are set aside for the family-managed vineyards. The deep clay-limestone earth gives full-bodied and tannin-enriched wines. Since 1980 the vineyard has aimed at quality by selecting and planting choice Sangiovese clones which produce well-structured wines. They have been "Bio" certified since 1983 and use only natural fertilizers. To obtain wines that bring out all the body and quality of the grapes, they interfere with the grapes and the wine as little as possible. The grapes are picked by hand and collected in small crates so that they arrive at the winery in perfect condition.
Tuscany is the quintessential Italian wine region, a place where the Renaissance was born and the Church has reigned. Wine has found a place as one of the most humble of comforts with the people of Tuscany, on the table at every meal or served with a piece of bread as the meal itself. Though all made from the most famous of Tuscan grapes, Sangiovese, Tuscany is the birthplace of some of the most recognizable Italian wines: Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino. Italy's also a land of district microclimates, so while traditional red's feature the sangiovese grape, they can showcase different lands of structure and flavor characteristics.
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While the flavor is fine, this wine is the closest thing to wine flavored water I've ever had. On it's own it's just not interesting. Good for washing down food.