| Description: |
Rocca di Frassinello
The Rocca di Frassinello project was inspired by a very simple idea – or should we say a very simple need: to replicate the model of excellence set in motion by the Castellare di Castellina winery in a new region. We set our sights on the central Maremma area, between Bolgheri and Scansano, where a sort of geological foot can be found, with the same characteristics as the Chianti and Montalcino terrains (of which this foot is in fact a kind of extension towards the sea). Land, therefore, similar to Tuscany’s most famous wine regions, but with one important difference: an average temperature 4 to 5 and even 6 °C higher, with grapes therefore characterised by the ability to ripen even three to four weeks earlier.
This area, so incredibly well suited for cultivating grapes is part of the Gavorrano and Roccastrada municipalities. It was precisely there that the first Italian-French joint venture project for the production of wine took shape. The agreement at the time between Castellare and Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite, i.e. the most famous signature of the wines of France and the world, previsie from the beginning to put together the experience of Castellare in the cultivation and winemaking of the main grape variety tuscan, Sangioveto, and Lafite on classic French vines, Cabernet, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Shiraz. It took two years to merge the five farms that make up the 500 hectares of Rocca di Frassinello, the hectares of vineyards planted are today about 90. This already extremely ambitious venture has been further enriched by marking and pairing the birth of the Rocca di Frassinello winery with one of the most prestigious names in the world of design and architecture: that of Renzo Piano. (nella foto a sinistra).
The first label, le grand vin according to the Bordeaux classification, the highest expression of this Italian-French project. It achieved the highest critical acclaim right from the first harvest, the 2004 vintage. A great competition wine according to Christian Le Sommer, winemaker at Les Domaines Baron de Rothschild-Lafite, who created it together with Alessandro Cellai.
|
| Taste: |
A wine that succeeds in combining strength, intensity and elegance, with soft tannins to give it a roundness in the mouth. Fruity to the nose with a pleasant spiciness. The taste in the mouth is deep, but lively and with good balance. |
| Cellaring Potential: |
Drink now or cellar for 10+ years. |
| Food Matching: |
Red meats, roasts, game and mature cheeses. |