Fattoria La gigliola
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Description
Its stately home and church of San Piero in Mercato belonged at one time to a small village with many watch towers. The picturesque idyll was destroyed by the wars between the Guelfi and Ghibellini in the year 1300. Only the Campanile della Pieva and the tower of the ¨La Gigliola¨estate can be seen today. For A long time the tower of the estate served its owners as a private chapel. In 1700 it was restored with much loving care. Dedicated in 1900 to Saint Enrico, the facade of the chapel is adorned with a bust of its patron saint. ¨La Gigliola¨ has always been a residence much admired by Florentine nobility and the Milani family was equally fascinated by the beauty of the estate. Surrounded as it is by a park of holm oaks, pine trees and ancient cypresses, wines, olives trees and even an antique tennis court within its 750 acre estate, the manor house reflects the wealth and variety of Tuscan traditions.
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Wines from Fattoria La Gigliola
Campilunghi Rosso di Toscana I.G.T.
Tasting Notes: Clear, ruby-red in colour, with reasonable depth and 'legs' indicating
good structure. Perfumes of fresh red fruit, peppery notes. The wine is
lively and fresh in the mouth, with soft, rounded tannins.
Grape varieties: 100% Sangiovese.
Food Pairings: Delicious with almost all kinds of starters and light meat dishes.
Perfect with all kind pasta. Serve at 18°C
Total production: 10.000 bottles..
Chianti D.O.C.G.
Tasting Notes: The wine is ruby red in color, extremely trasnparent and has an
excellent consistency wich is cleary visible in the lively refractions
it leaves on the glass. The wine´s graceful intensity and long-lasting
nose are characterized by fruity notes of cherry followed by delicate
spicy notes. The wine´s approach is strong and decisive, with hints
of enveloping, but rather mild and reticent tannins. The flavor is extremely
agreeable and intense and the finish is long. The wine has a superb and
extremely delicated flavor and aroma structure. This is a young wine that
should be consumed immediately.
Grape varieties: Sangiovese 85%, Canaiolo and Colorino 15%.
Food Pairings: An excellent accompaniment for all light, white-meat dishes as
well as for all pasta dishes. Serve at 18 C.
Total production: 10.000 bottles.
Campoleo Rosso di Toscana I.G.T.
Tasting Notes: Out of the wine´s intense ruby red color emerge fruity scents
along with vegetable notes of tobacco leaves. The wine has a fresh, lively
and intense flavor.
Grape varieties: Merlot 50%, Alicante 50%.
Food Pairings: The wine is superb with all types of red meats, particularly beefsteak
and rump steak. Serve at 18 C.
Total production: 8.000 bottles.
Camporsoli Rosso di Toscana I.G.T.
Tasting Notes: The wine is ruby red in color with garnet, reflections. The numerous
and intense refractions that the wine leaves on the glass are a testimony
to its high level of consistency. The wine has a fruity aroma of wild
barries with spicy scents of black pepper and vanilla. The wine has a
a soft and flavorful approach and its various components from an ideal
blend that creates a long, aomatic finish.
Grape varieties: Sangiovese 70%, Merlot 20%, and Syrah 10%.
Food Pairings: Camporsoli is the ideal accompaniment for roast meast and wild
game. It also pairs exquisitely with seasonal cheeses. Serve at 18 C.
Total production: 4.000 bottles.
Gigliolino Bianco di Toscana I.G.T.
Tasting Notes: The wine is pale yellow in color, extremely clear and flows gracefully
when decanted. The wine is not very refractive on the glass. The initial
bouquet, redolent of apples, gives way to delicate floral scents. The
wine has a lively approach with an extremely fresh feel, superb intensity,
and fruity accents. The finish is satisfyngly long.
Grape varieties: Trebbiano Toscano, Chardonay, Malvasia del Chianti
Food Pairings: Gigliolino Bianco is a perfect aperitif and an ideal accompamiment
for fish and white meats. The wine should be served at a temperature of
12 C.
Total production: 8.000 bottles.
Vin Santo
Tasting Notes: The wine is sparkling amber in color, and the lively refractions
on the glass are indicative of the wine´s impressive structure.
The olfatory test shows the wine to have lovely dried fruit and almond
scents, with hints of honey. The wine has a full and velvety approach
that is extremely intense and long lasting the sign of a superior quality
product. The wine´s fully satisfying sweetness is part of an exquisitely
blended, impeccably balanced bouquet.
Grape varieties: Malvasia del Chianti, Trebbiano, San Colombano
Food Pairings: Vin Santo is superb with tea cookies and other sweets (Cantuccini).
Total production: 1.000 bottles.
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