Torre Alle Tolfe - Chanti Collis Senesi 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Torre Alle Tolfe
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Subregion	Chianti
Varietal	Sangiovese
Vintage	2020
Sku	82523
Size	750ml

Torre Alle Tolfe Description

Torre alla Tolfe History

Torre alle Tolfe was first mentioned in the year 785, when Charlemagne sent a French knight named Tolfo dei Gricci to the area with the task of building a lookout tower (the Torre). From Tolfo’s name, the area came to be known as Le Tolfe. It seems his tower was badly damaged in the wars between Florence and Siena. The estate became a feudal farming enclave, with sharecropping families living there and working the land well into the 20th century.

Current Ownership

Mario Castelli and his wife Lunella Morfini bought the land in 1953 and began restoring its structures, including Tolfo’s tower. In 1974, they made their first commercial wine sale. Today, it is owned and lovingly operated by their granddaughter, Mania Castelli. The entire 100-hectare property is run as a certified organic farm, with 13ha of vines planted between 1993 and 2014, 15ha of olive trees, and 20ha of fields for mixed grains. The remainder is woods and the nucleus of historic buildings, which includes a B&B with farmhouse apartments.

Mania found a great winemaker in Giacomo Mastretta. His first vintage at Le Tolfe was 2018. At Torre alle Tolfe, the wines are naturally more juicy and supple, coming from altitudes of around 320m on young, sandy soils from the Pliocene era, rich in oyster fossils. The terroir is very similar to Castelnuovo Berardenga, the southern part of Chianti Classico.

The Chianti Colli Senesi 2020 ‘normale’ is 100% Sangiovese. Maceration lasted a month. Aged for one year in cement. This is an overdelivering Sangiovese, with perfectly encapsulated fruit and just the right amount of supporting grip. 10,000 bottles made. The label reads, “Year 800- Tolfo dei Gricci, French Knight.”

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