Castello di Verrazzano

The Castle of Verrazzano is located in Greve in Chianti, in the heart of the Chianti Classico area, between Florence and Siena. Initially the Castle was an Etruscan then a Roman settlement and it has remained within its boundaries for over 1000 years: it has represented a firm and safe post in an area interested for many centuries by political and dynastic conflicts. There is a great tradition of winemaking here: the “vineyards situated in Ver...

Remained unchanged within its boundaries for over 1000 years, the estate of 230 acres owns 52 hectares of vineyards at altitudes between 260 and 420 meters above sea level, in a stony soil rich in limestone. The vineyards are periodically renewed according to a program that keeps the average age of the plant around 12 years. Types of farming are the traditional ones used for the territory of Chianti Classico, which is the horizontal spurred co...

Vineyards, reimplanted by Cappellini Family starting from 1958, extend from the limit of the wood to the whole underlying valley, within boundaries unchanged from centuries. Fertilization is organic, vineyards are mechanically weeded and harvest is exclusively done by hand. The cut of bunches selected during the growth enhances a deeper concentration in scent and tastes in the grapes and increases the quality of the wines. The clay-calcareous ...