{"id":7509,"date":"2023-09-07T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T11:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/castello-di-monsanto-2\/"},"modified":"2021-04-14T08:49:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T08:49:55","slug":"castello-di-monsanto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/en\/castello-di-monsanto\/","title":{"rendered":"Castello di Monsanto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">(MONSANTO &#8211; FIRENZE)\u00a0 The Chianti Classico Gran Selezione &#8220;Il Poggio&#8221; of Castello di Monsanto was the first cru ever produced in Chianti Classico area. Other avant-garde and quality red wines from the winery are Fabrizio Bianchi Sangiovese and Nemo il Cabernet Sauvignon, also the excellent white wine Fabrizio Bianchi Chardonnay is worth mentioning.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Castello di Monsanto&#8217;s History and Philosophy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Nostalgia is a strong emotion, many important choices and decisions are often not made on the basis of rational calculations but under the impulse of meaningful memories and past experiences. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">And all this despite, as Simone Signoret wrote in his famous autobiography with the wonderful title, &#8220;Nostalgia is no longer what it used to be&#8221;. <\/span><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Nostalgia, however, was certainly significant in the foundation of one of the major properties of the <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Chianti Classico<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> and <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Tuscany<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> , <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Monsanto Castle<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> in <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Barberino Tavarnelle.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Castello-Monsanto-laura-fabrizio-bianchi-min.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Castello-Monsanto-laura-fabrizio-bianchi-min.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Castello-Monsanto-laura-fabrizio-bianchi-min-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Castello-Monsanto-laura-fabrizio-bianchi-min-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Castello-Monsanto-laura-fabrizio-bianchi-min-696x485.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Castello-Monsanto-laura-fabrizio-bianchi-min-603x420.jpg 603w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Castello-Monsanto-laura-fabrizio-bianchi-min-100x70.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The year was 1962 and the founder was\u00a0<strong>Aldo Bianchi<\/strong>, who had left his native\u00a0<strong>San Gimignano<\/strong>\u00a0for the\u00a0<strong>Italian north<\/strong>, where he created an important textile firm in the city of Gallarate near Milan. But his love for his native Tuscany and its countryside was by no means weakened during his decades of residence in Lombardy, and when he decided to purchase a country property in his native region he chose a spot from which he could see the towers of San Gimignano. Barberino, in fact, on the far western side of the\u00a0<strong>Chianti Classico appellation<\/strong>, offers a view which, on a clear day, brings these towers well into sight.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/198302-min-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/198302-min-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/198302-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/198302-min-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/198302-min-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/198302-min-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/198302-min-696x465.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/198302-min-1068x713.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/198302-min-1920x1282.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/198302-min-629x420.jpg 629w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The wines of Castello di Monsanto<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The establishment of\u00a0<strong>Monsanto<\/strong>\u00a0as one of the most prestigious and reliable producers of fine\u00a0<strong>Tuscan wine<\/strong>, however, is due to his son\u00a0<strong>Fabrizio Bianchi<\/strong>, someone who has always loved to go against the grain, entrepreneur but also something of a rebel as well. And there was much to rebel against in the world of Tuscan wine in the 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s. In 1962 his <strong>Chianti Classico Riserva Il Poggio<\/strong>\u00a0was the first true cru on the zone, and in 1968 he proceeded to eliminate the white grapes from the orthodox\u00a0<strong>Chianti Classico blend<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>His non-appellation\u00a0<strong>Fabrizio Bianchi Sangiovese<\/strong> was a pioneering, and excellent, varietal wine, while his <strong>Fabrizio Bianchi Chardonnay<\/strong>\u00a0was an early example of barrel-fermented Chardonnay, his\u00a0<strong>Nemo<\/strong>\u00a0an equally fine\u00a0<strong>Cabernet Sauvignon<\/strong>. One could continue for a lengthy space in this vein, but to no particular advantage, the reputation of the house is solid and secure all over the world. But it should be mentioned that his daughter\u00a0<strong>Laura<\/strong>, equally talented and firmly committed to the work of the house, has been at his side for decades.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Il Poggio &#8211; Chianti Classico Gran Selezione<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CastelloDiMonsantoChiantiClassicoGranSelezioneVignetoIlPoggio-min-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CastelloDiMonsantoChiantiClassicoGranSelezioneVignetoIlPoggio-min-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CastelloDiMonsantoChiantiClassicoGranSelezioneVignetoIlPoggio-min-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CastelloDiMonsantoChiantiClassicoGranSelezioneVignetoIlPoggio-min-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CastelloDiMonsantoChiantiClassicoGranSelezioneVignetoIlPoggio-min-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CastelloDiMonsantoChiantiClassicoGranSelezioneVignetoIlPoggio-min-1068x1424.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CastelloDiMonsantoChiantiClassicoGranSelezioneVignetoIlPoggio-min-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/www.italysfinestwines.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/CastelloDiMonsantoChiantiClassicoGranSelezioneVignetoIlPoggio-min.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<table class=\"rt-table \">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"rt-td-normal-int \"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Name:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"rt-td-normal-val \"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Chianti Classico DOCG<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Grapes:<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">90% Sangiovese, 7% of Canaiolo and 3% of Colorino<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"rt-td-normal-int \"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Alcohol content:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<td class=\"rt-td-normal-val\"><span style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">13.5 \u00b0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2><strong>Info &amp; Contacts Castello di Monsanto<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Address: <\/strong>Via Monsanto, 8, 50028 Monsanto I FI<br \/>\n<strong>Tel: <\/strong> +39 055 8059000<br \/>\n<strong>Website: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.castellodimonsanto.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.castellodimonsanto.it<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>e-mail: <\/strong>monsanto@castellodimonsanto.it<br \/>\n<strong>Wine tastings<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Direct Sales<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(MONSANTO &#8211; FIRENZE)\u00a0 The Chianti Classico Gran Selezione &#8220;Il Poggio&#8221; of Castello di Monsanto was the first cru ever produced in Chianti Classico area. 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