Report from : Visiting Dievole
19 Jun 2019- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
By the numbers …
A 600-hectare property with 100 hectares of planted vineyards and 26km of natural walking paths. 600,000 bottles are produced by Dievole – 1 million bottles produced Italy-wide..
Ownership …
Alejandro Bulgheroni – AB Family Vineyard – who owns 4 estates outside Italy: Napa, Australia and two in Bordeaux plus six spread out through the Italian regions of Chianti, Bolgheri and Montalcino.
Interesting Facts …
10 years ago they ripped out all their white varieties, but as of 2017 they re-started making white wine in the form of Trebbiano.
Their Gran Selezione is made from 40 year old vines located in the 8 hectare Sessina Vineyard.
The Wines … (click wine name for full review)
2016 Chianti Classico
2015 Novecento, Riserva Chianti Classico
2015 Vigna di Sessina, Gran Selezione
have learned something new each and every time … this time it was about their bottling: If you see the coat of arms (or crest) on the bottle itself it means that wine is made from all estate fruit, but that only applies to wines that has the name “Castello Banfi” on the label as well.
2018 Principessa Gavia
