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  • Weather

    14° C Broken clouds
  • Time

    01:22 AM
  • Wine average?

    90 Tb
  • Country Ranking?

    158
  • Region Ranking?

    54
  • Popularity ranking?

    251

History

The “Caparzo” name seems to originate from Ca' Pazzo, as seen in several ancient maps.
The vineyards, cellars and all wine-making equipment were developed towards the end of the 1960s, with progressive adaptation and constant up-dating of both the land and the cellars.

 


Innovative cultivation systems and, in particular, several clones are still experimented today on the estates - extending over an area of 200 hectares (470 acres), co...

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Vineyards

The vineyards of the Caparzo Estate include c.a. 90 hectares (210 acres) in Montalcino. Caparzo is a hillside area 220 metres above sea level, facing south/south-east: vineyards include about 9 hectares of Brunello,2,5 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon, 3 hectares of Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Traminer, 3 hectares of Rosso di Montalcino, 1 hectare of Sangiovese Sant’Antimo and 1,5 hectares of Moscadello.


The sedimentary, sandy-clay terrain wa...

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Winemaking

The cellar boasts stainless steel tanks and the most advanced wine-making equipment. The wines are refined in cellars using traditional Slavonian oak barrelsof 50/80Hl and French oak barrels of 30 Hl. Lastly, barriques and tonneaux of 500-700 litres totalling 1600 hectolitres.

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