Castellani Sommavite Santovino

Tasting note:

Castellani Sommavite Santovino is a classic meditation wine, a wine to be drunk in quiet moments, preferably with a crispy almond cake for dipping. Santovini is made from dried grapes and therefore has a higher sugar content.

Castellani

THE COMPANY OF THE CASTELLANI FAMILY WAS BORN AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY IN MONTECALVOLI WITH ALFREDO, ALREADY A VINEGARNER, WHO DECIDED TO START AND SELL HIS WINE.

DUILIO, ALFREDO'S SON, STARTS THE EXPANSION PHASE OF THE COMPANY TOGETHER WITH HIS BROTHER MARIO. IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS, GIORGIO, DUILIO'S FIRST BORN SON, BEGAN EXPORTING.

IN '66, DUE TO THE BIG FLOOD, THE BASEMENT OF MONTECALVOLI SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE. AND SO ROBERTO, GIORGIO'S BROTHER, LEAVES THE PROFESSION OF JOURNALIST TO JOIN THE FAMILY BUSINESS.

ROBERTO STARTS A NEW PHASE FOR THE FAMILY BUSINESS: EXPORTING ON A GLOBAL SCALE. IN THE SAME YEARS, THE BASEMENT WAS ALSO EXPANDED WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE POGGIO AL CASONE ESTATE.

1982 WAS A YEAR OF REBIRTH FOR THE COMPANY, AFTER THE FIRE IN SANTA LUCIA WHICH ENDANGERED THE COMPANY'S EXISTENCE. TWO EVENTS MARK A NEW IMPULSE: THE ACQUISITION OF THE CAMPOMAGGIO ESTATE AND THE ACCESS TO THE COMPANY OF PIERGIORGIO CASTELLANI, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NEW GENERATION

WITH PIERGIORGIO, VINEGROUP RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTATION AND PRECIOUS COLLABORATION WITH TECHNICAL EXPERTS IN THE SECTOR ARE CENTRAL IMPORTANCE. THE HISTORY OF THE CASTELLANI FAMILY BUSINESS REACHES MORE THAN 100 YEARS THANKS TO THE ENTHUSIASM THAT GENERATIONS HAVE INVESTED IN A SINGLE PURPOSE, THAT OF PRODUCING WINES THAT ARE AN EXPRESSION OF ONE OF THE GREATEST WINE REGIONS IN THE WORLD: TUSCANY.

THE 120TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CASTELLANI FAMILY BUSINESS IS CELEBRATED WITH THE ACCESS TO THE COMPANY OF TOMMASO AND GIACOMO, PIERGIORGIO'S GRANDSON AND SON RESPECTIVELY. THE TASK OF GIVING THE COMPANY A NEW LOOK THAT, COMPATIBLE WITH ITS HISTORY, IS NOT PROVISIONAL FROM CONTINUOUS RESEARCH INTO INNOVATION AND QUALITY, IS RESERVED TO THEM.

castelwine