The Austrian entrepreneur Karl Egger and his family have been visitors to the region of Tuscany for decades. They fell in love with a small corner, just outside the medieval town of Radda in Chianti between the cities of Siena and Florence. Consequently the winery “Tenuta Carleone di Castiglioni” is located in the heart of the Chianti region. It was named after the small village of “Castiglioni” (small castle) which was first mentioned in the year 1078 when the monks of “Badia al Coltibuono” founded it. There is also a typical tuscan farmhouse called “Pianvecchio” (old plain) on this land, where the family recently planted some white grapes. The whole property, which covers an area of approximately 100 hectars, comprises of wooded hills, small rivers, and fertile plains. Nestled in between there are around 20 ha of mainly Sangiovese vineyards and some olive trees, some of them older than 60 years. The Egger Family has renovated the beautiful “Castiglioni” hamlet with its old chapel and the nearby farmhouse of “Pianvecchio”
Grapes variety: Sangiovese 100%