ROCCA DI FRASSINELLO RELEASES BAFFONERO 2018
After having sold out Baffonero 2017 in a few months, the new vintage of Rocca di Frassinello 100% Merlot finally has been released.
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CASTELLARE DI CASTELLINA I SODI DI S. NICCOLÒ 2017 AND ROCCA DI FRASSINELLO BAFFONERO 2018 IN THE TOP 10 OF THE BEST RED WINES IN THE WORLD
There are two wines of the Domini Castellare di Castellina group in the top 10 of the best Italian reds. I Sodi di San Niccolò 2017 by Castellare di Castellina, historic Chianti Classico winery, and Baffonero 2018 by Rocca di Frassinello in the Tuscan Maremma are in fact at the top of the annual ranking released by the Italian magazine Gentleman which adds up the ratings of the main Italian wine guides and those of the four most authoritative international evaluators (Wine Spectator, Wine Advocate by Robert Parker, Vinous by Antonio Galloni and James Suckling.com). I Sodi di San Niccolò 2017 won 6th place, with 665 total points, followed by Baffonero 2018, ranked 7th with 656.83 points.
A SPECIAL EDITION OF I SODI DI S. NICCOLÒ 40 HARVESTS AUCTIONED BY CHRISTIE’S AT A RECORD PRICE
On 2 December, the renowned international auction house has sold a Nebuchadnezzar of the Super Tuscan by Castellare, accompanied by a precious art book, for £ 4,655.
I SODI DI S. NICCOLÒ 40 HARVESTS – LIMITED EDITION AUCTIONED WITH A PRECIOUS ART BOOK
Sold at a record price at Pandolfini auction, the Super Tuscan by Castellare will be auctioned at Christie’s on December 2 and 3 in the rare formats of 15 and 18 L accompanied by a precious art book with illustrations of the 40 birds depicted on the labels of the first 40 vintages.
HARVEST 2021: “BIG WORRIES AT THE BEGINNING BUT THEN A BIG FINAL SATISFACTION”
The 2021 harvest ended in the 4 estates of the Domini Castellare di Castellina group and it is time to take stock. Alessandro Cellai, oenologist and vice president of the DCC group, tells us how was this season.