Stella di Campalto
Choltempo Fiorello Toscana
The San Giuseppe Winery takes its name from the sharecropping estate established by Giuseppe Martelli in 1910. Abandoned in 1940, the estate was acquired by the Stella Viola di Campalto in 1992. Stella is deeply devoted to the rhythms, culture, and beauty of Montalcino.
The 13-hectare San Giuseppe estate includes 6.7 hectares of vineyards. A great deal of time and resources are devoted to maintaining the natural ecosystem in and around the vineyards, resulting in wines that are pure, unrepeatable expressions of their terroir and year of origin. Each plot is a small cru with its own distinct character and each wine is vinified separately in wooden vats. The estate has been certified organic since 1996 and employed biodynamic methods since 2002.
Tasting Notes
Aromas of red berries, roses, light tea, and spice. Suave and medium-bodied, fresh and long.
Cultivation
Vineyards are farmed biodynamically using only manure and silice with no irrigation. Grapes are hand-picked in small crates, de-stemmed, and transferred into the 30 quintal wooden vats. Nothing is added before, during, or after the arrival of the bunch, except sulphur dioxide in minimum doses.
Vinification
Grapes fermented on indigenous yeasts in 14HL cement tanks.
Aging
Aged in French barrique and tonneaux (900L) for 27 to 47 months. The wine rests in bottle for an additional 21 months.
APPELLATION
IGT Toscana
VARIETAL
100% Sangiovese
ABV
14%
PHILOSOPHY
Biodynamic, Organic