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“Pepestrino” Bianco Toscana IGT 2023
pephas a clean-toned bouquet in which fruits such as peach and pear are clearly recognisable. The fresh, spicy, slightly mineral flavour is pleasantly dense, and the citrus notes in the beautiful final are also very appealing and taut. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 70% Trebbiano, 15% Chardonnay, 15% Sauvignon
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: stainless steel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 19,68 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,05 g/l
- Sulfite: 96 mg/l
- pH value: 3,38
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09170123 · 0,75 l · 14,53 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
“Berardenga” Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG 2022
Balanced Chianti Colli Senesi with plenty of sweet cherry and plum flavours balanced by spice and tobacco notes. The assertive tannins and good acidity and subtle salinity make the Berardenga a complex and very flavoursome version of the Senesi. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12 months wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2028
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
pizza, pasta all'arrabiata - Total extract: 29,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,83 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,33 g/l
- Sulfite: 97 mg/l
- pH value: 3,35
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09172722 · 0,75 l · 15,87 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
“Berardenga” Chianti Classico DOCG 2022
Sangiovese in its purest form: bright ruby colour with a broad garnet rim. Rich in fruity and floral aromas, multi-layered, herbal, deep and well-polished with further development potential. A full-bodied and harmonious Chianti Classico with a highly authentic and very inviting style. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12 months wooden barrel/barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 16‑18 °C
- Storage potential: 2030+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
venison ravioli - Total extract: 29,55 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,81 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,96 g/l
- Sulfite: 97 mg/l
- pH value: 3,39
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09172122 · 0,75 l · 25,20 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
“I Sistri” Chardonnay Toscana IGT 2022
Straw-yellow Chardonnay with the scent of bananas and white flowers, a fresh, savoury taste, crisp, tropical fruitiness and beautiful length. One of the great white wines of Tuscany! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 9 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 10‑12 °C
- Storage potential: 2030+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
risotto with citrus fruits - Total extract: 21,86 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,62 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,91 g/l
- Sulfite: 125 mg/l
- pH value: 3,36
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09170222 · 0,75 l · 25,20 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
Metodo Classico VSQ (2021) brut
The Fèlsina Metodo Classico brut is a crisp and lively sparkling wine with lots of citrus fruit, white peach and crushed limestone or minerals. After 22 months on the lees, it is beautifully round and balanced, with good acidity, clean and commendable persistence. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 60% Sangiovese, 20% Pinot Nero, 20% Chardonnay
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 22 months bottle fermentation
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2026+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 23,00 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,52 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,40 g/l
- Sulfite: 65 mg/l
- pH value: 3,21
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09170400 · 0,75 l · 30,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
Metodo Classico Rosé VSQ (2021) brut
The distinctive Spumante Rosé, made predominantly from Sangiovese and Pinot Nero, is on the upswing. With its fragrant, fresh, spicy and silky character, it confidently demonstrates what can be extracted from the Tuscan terroir: a sharp, mineral sparkling wine that feels straightforward and dense. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 50% Sangiovese, 30% Pinot Nero, 20% Chardonnay
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 22‑24 months bottle fermentation
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2026+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 23,47 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,95 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,59 g/l
- Sulfite: 75 mg/l
- pH value: 3,19
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09173016 · 0,75 l · 30,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
“Berardenga” Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2021
The Chianti Classico Riserva has a penetrating and wonderfully clear colour and an inviting aroma reminiscent of ripe cherries with notes of spices and wild herbs. The flavour is dense and extremely juicy, with a good tannin grip, full of personality and authenticity. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2033+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
rack of lamb, bistecca fiorentina - Total extract: 29,92 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,82 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,58 g/l
- Sulfite: 89 mg/l
- pH value: 3,40
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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Olio Extra Vergine di Oliva 2024 (BIO)
Fèlsina | Tuscany
Wonderful organic extravergine from Fattoria Felsina. Fine olive-fruity aromas, extremely harmonious and with valuable pungency. Only available in very small quantities every year! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Cultivation: biological
- Filtration: yes
- Closure: screw cap
- Ingredients list
Raggiolo, Moraiolo, Leccino - Note
Please protect from light and heat. - Nutritional Information per 100 g
- Energy in kcal: 900 kcal
- Energy in kJ: 3762 kJ
- Fat: 100,00 g
- Of which saturated fat : 16,00 g
- Carbohydrates: 0 g
- Of which sugar: 0 g
- Roughage: 0 g
- Albumen: 0 g
- Salt: 0 g
- Best Before: 12/2026
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑006
stored air-conditioned40100200 · 0,5 l · 56,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
Limitation of 3 articles per customer“Nero di Nubi” Pinot Nero Toscana IGT 2016
Felsina's Nero di Nubi is a brilliant, unspoilt expression of this delicate Burgundian grape variety with plenty of power and a typical Tuscan attitude. On the nose, wild berries and candied cherry with orange peel and violets. To finish, there is some powdered earth with dried Mediterranean herbs. Fabulous! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Nero
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 12‑15 months small wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2032+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
pork with lemon and rosemary - Total extract: 29,41 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,38 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,16 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- pH value: 3,42
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09173216 · 0,75 l · 39,99 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping< 24 units available
“I Sistri Collezione Privata” Chardonnay Toscana IGT 2019
Just like the famous I Sistri, the "Collezione Privata" is a single-varietal Chardonnay. Since the early 1980s, the former LitersGiovanni Mazzocolin had sourced some of his Chardonnay vines from Burgundy and so a micro vineyard was cultivated here until the 2000s, from whose grapes the 2019 "I Sistri Collezione Privata" was carefully vinified for the first time. Bright, intense straw yellow colour with golden reflections. Delicately reductive nose of spices, peach and exotic fruit with restrained hints of vanilla. Creamy and full-bodied on the palate, the ideally balanced acidity gives it structure and the fresh juice combined with a mineral-salty note carries this complex white wine into an exciting and spicy finish of quince and orange. The clearly recognisable Burgundian style of this great Chardonnay will continue to develop as it matures in the bottle, not least due to the subtle barrique ageing. Very attractive at an even more attractive price! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 20 months in barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 10‑12 °C
- Storage potential: 2031+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 23,15 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,02 g/l
- Sulfite: 91 mg/l
- pH value: 3,42
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09170719 · 0,75 l · 45,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
Metodo Classico Blanc de Noirs VSQ (2019) brut
Rich and elegant cuvée made from 60% Sangiovese and 40% Pinot Noir, matured on the lees for 48 months. Intense straw yellow in the glass with golden reflections, the perlage is fine and persistent. Rich notes of citrus and red fruits on the nose, with subtle hints of sweet spices and melted butter in the background. Creamy and balanced on the palate, with an impressive balance between freshness and depth. Refined and long on the finish. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 60% Sangiovese, 40% Pinot Nero
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 48 months bottle fermentation
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
starters with puff pastry, linguine with prawns, quail breast - Total extract: 23,25 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,78 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,25 g/l
- Sulfite: 66 mg/l
- pH value: 3,24
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09170519 · 0,75 l · 46,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC 2016 dolce
Felsina's Vin Santo del Chianti Classico 2016 has a dark amber colour with shiny golden reflections. The wine is soft and creamy in texture, but not too viscous. It glides smoothly over the palate and exudes flavours of candied fruit, honey, almonds and marron glacé. Perfectly balanced, with fine complexity and a long, resonant aftertaste. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: Trebbiano, Malvasia, Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 7 years small cask/caratello
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 12‑14 °C
- Storage potential: 2037+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
piquant hard cheese, noble mushroom cheese - Total extract: 246,55 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,85 g/l
- Residual sugar: 189,66 g/l
- Sulfite: 149 mg/l
- pH value: 3,44
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09170316 · 0,375 l · 93,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
Metodo Classico Millesimato VSQ 2018 brut
Millesimato Metodo Classico Brut 2018 - carefully matured using the Metodo Classico method - is juicy, floral and creamy, with a lovely acidity. Flavours of peach and stone fruit take centre stage, with delicate mineral tones and a lovely hint of baked bread. Silky and delicate, this is the stuff of dreams. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Varieties: 40% Sangiovese, 25% Pinot Nero, 20% Chardonnay, 15% Other Grape Varieties
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 32 months bottle fermentation
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 8‑10 °C
- Storage potential: 2027+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 22,50 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,20 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,20 g/l
- Sulfite: 520 mg/l
- pH value: 3,13
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09170518 · 0,75 l · 46,67 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
“Maestro Raro” Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana IGT 2018
Maestro Raro shines first with its lively colour and then impresses with a bouquet that reveals a wonderful blackberry scent after spices, leather and tobacco aromas. The concentrated taste spreads softly, in which a stable acid structure cooperates perfectly with the tannin structure. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 18 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2040+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
lamb with garlic - Total extract: 32,25 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,82 g/l
- Sulfite: 93 mg/l
- pH value: 3,45
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09172618 · 0,75 l · 52,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
Olio Extra Vergine di Oliva Denocciolato Correggiolo 2024 (BIO)
Fèlsina | Tuscany
Wonderful, pure organic extra virgin from Fattoria Felsina. Fine olive-fruity flavours, extremely harmonious and with valuable sharpness and spicy freshness. Only available in very small quantities each year! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Cultivation: biological
- Filtration: yes
- Closure: screw cap
- Ingredients list
100% Correggiolo - Note
Please protect from light and heat. - Nutritional Information per 100 ml
- Energy in kcal: 900 kcal
- Energy in kJ: 3762 kJ
- Fat: 100,00 g
- Of which saturated fat : 16,00 g
- Carbohydrates: 0 g
- Of which sugar: 0 g
- Roughage: 0 g
- Albumen: 0 g
- Salt: 0 g
- Best Before: 12/2026
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑006
stored air-conditioned40100191 · 0,5 l · 78,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping2 units available
Limitation of 2 articles per customerOlio Extra Vergine di Oliva Denocciolato Moraiolo 2024 (BIO)
Fèlsina | Tuscany
Pure moraiolo olio, which is intensely fruity, spicy and clearly bitter due to its high polyphenol content. The tree of these flavoursome fruits is small, strong, resilient and extremely tough. Only available in very small quantities each year! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Cultivation: biological
- Filtration: yes
- Closure: screw cap
- Ingredients list
100% Moraiolo - Note
Please protect from light and heat. - Nutritional Information per 100 ml
- Energy in kcal: 900 kcal
- Energy in kJ: 3762 kJ
- Fat: 100,00 g
- Of which saturated fat : 16,00 g
- Carbohydrates: 0 g
- Of which sugar: 0 g
- Roughage: 0 g
- Albumen: 0 g
- Salt: 0 g
- Best Before: 12/2026
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑006
stored air-conditioned40100189 · 0,5 l · 78,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping7 units available
Limitation of 2 articles per customerOlio Extra Vergine di Oliva Denocciolato Pendolino 2024 (BIO)
Fèlsina | Tuscany
Pendolino is originally a Tuscan variety, also known as "Maurino firentino". This pure Pendolino olive oil offers the palate a bitter-sweet symphony. Pendolino, by the way, comes from pendolino and describes how the weeping willow-like branches of the olive tree sway melancholically and beautifully in the wind. Only available in very small quantities each year! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Cultivation: biological
- Filtration: yes
- Closure: screw cap
- Ingredients list
100% Pendolino - Note
Please protect from light and heat. - Nutritional Information per 100 ml
- Energy in kcal: 900 kcal
- Energy in kJ: 3762 kJ
- Fat: 100,00 g
- Of which saturated fat : 16,00 g
- Carbohydrates: 0 g
- Of which sugar: 0 g
- Roughage: 0 g
- Albumen: 0 g
- Salt: 0 g
- Best Before: 12/2026
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑006
stored air-conditioned40100188 · 0,5 l · 78,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping9 units available
Limitation of 2 articles per customerOlio Extra Vergine di Oliva Denocciolato Leccino 2024 (BIO)
Fèlsina | Tuscany
The pure Leccino oil is particularly mild and has a subtle sweetness, which makes the variety very popular and has led to its spread far beyond Tuscany. Leccino trees are strong and oak-like, as we know them from particularly atmospheric groves. Only available in very small quantities each year! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Cultivation: biological
- Filtration: yes
- Closure: screw cap
- Ingredients list
100% Leccino - Note
Please protect from light and heat. - Nutritional Information per 100 ml
- Energy in kcal: 900 kcal
- Energy in kJ: 3762 kJ
- Fat: 100,00 g
- Of which saturated fat : 16,00 g
- Carbohydrates: 0 g
- Of which sugar: 0 g
- Roughage: 0 g
- Albumen: 0 g
- Salt: 0 g
- Best Before: 12/2026
- Eco-Control-No.: IT‑BIO‑006
stored air-conditioned40100190 · 0,5 l · 78,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping6 units available
Limitation of 2 articles per customer“Rancia” Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2020
Sparkling, medium-dense ruby-garnet colour. The Rancia Riserva from the single vineyard of the same name is powerful and energetic, expressive and dense. The aroma is characterised by ripe, full-bodied fruit and mineral notes. The flavour is earthy, tannic and terroir-influenced, beautifully articulated, fine and with an enjoyable length. A wine that requires sensitivity and/or a few years of rest. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 18 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2043+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
gnocchi with wild boar ragout - Total extract: 30,80 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,99 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,05 g/l
- Sulfite: 118 mg/l
- pH value: 3,40
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09172320 · 0,75 l · 60,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping10 units available
“I Sistri” Chardonnay Toscana IGT 2022 · MAGNUM in OWC
Straw-yellow Chardonnay with the scent of bananas and white flowers, a fresh, savoury taste, crisp, tropical fruitiness and beautiful length. One of the great white wines of Tuscany! SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 9 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 13,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 10‑12 °C
- Storage potential: 2032+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
risotto with citrus fruits - Total extract: 21,86 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,62 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,91 g/l
- Sulfite: 125 mg/l
- pH value: 3,36
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09170622 · 1,5 l · 30,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping4 units available
“Maestro Raro” Cabernet Sauvignon Toscana IGT 2019
Maestro Raro shines first with its lively colour and then impresses with a bouquet that reveals a wonderful blackberry scent after spices, leather and tobacco aromas. The concentrated taste spreads softly, in which a stable acid structure cooperates perfectly with the tannin structure. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 18 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2042+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
lamb with garlic - Total extract: 31,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,69 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,85 g/l
- Sulfite: 88 mg/l
- pH value: 3,44
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09172619 · 0,75 l · 61,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping< 24 units available
“Rancia” Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2021
Sparkling, medium-dense ruby-garnet colour. The Rancia Riserva from the single vineyard of the same name is powerful and energetic, expressive and dense and has been elevated to "Gran Selezione" status for the first time. The aroma is characterised by ripe, full-bodied fruit and mineral notes. The flavour is earthy, tannic and terroir-influenced, beautifully articulated, fine and with an enjoyable length. A wine that requires sensitivity and/or a few years of rest. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 18 months barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2044+
- Closure: natural cork
- Food recommendations
gnocchi with wild boar ragout - Total extract: 30,35 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,02 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,97 g/l
- Sulfite: 97 mg/l
- pH value: 3,42
- Allergens
contains sulphites
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“Fontalloro” Rosso Toscana IGT 2020
The Fontalloro is a single-varietal Sangiovese that is matured for up to 20 months in new and two-year-old barriques.brilliant ruby colour with a light garnet rim, mineral, woody-fruity aroma of cherry, cedar, blueberry and hazelnut. With aeration, the flavours become increasingly complex and the terroir influence very clear. Compact and very present on the palate with fine-grained tannins and classic proportions. Very high ageing potential and one of the best Sangiovese in central Tuscany every year. SUPERIORE.DE
read more- Grape Variety: 100% Sangiovese
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 18‑22 months in barrique
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 14,00 % vol
- Serving temperature: 18‑20 °C
- Storage potential: 2045+
- Closure: natural cork
- Total extract: 30,45 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,89 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,81 g/l
- Sulfite: 89 mg/l
- pH value: 3,42
- Allergens
contains sulphites
stored air-conditioned09172420 · 0,75 l · 72,00 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping6 units available

Fontalloro and Rancia are wine icons of Tuscany. The Gambero Rosso counts Fèlsina among the ten most successful Italian wineries. You can hardly achieve much more in the Italian wine scene.
It was 1966 when the major shipowner Domenico Poggiali from Ravenna purchased the abandoned estate in Castelnuovo Berardenga in the southernmost corner of the Chianti Classico region. At that time the Fattoria di Fèlsina did not even have 10 hectares of land. The few vines were only used to supply the farmsteads of the village with wine. However, the new owner recognized the quality of the hilly land, which was located from the foothills of the Chianti Classico area near Siena to the eastern flanks of the Ombrone valley not far from Montalcino in the Colli Senesi (Sienese Hills). Gradually he acquired about 500 hectares of land, of which today about 95 hectares are cultivated with wine. The rest are olive groves, agricultural land and woods.
At the beginning of the 1970s Poggiali also built underground cellars to withstand the high temperature fluctuations. Together with his son Giuseppe he built the winery from scratch. In times when Italian viticulture and especially Chianti was going through its most difficult phase, this was more than brave. The whole family helped of course, including the daughter Gloria, who had married the professor of literature Giovanni Mazzocolin. And because he earned so little as a professor, he too was to work in the winery. Actually in sales. But the art-loving professor was more concerned with the quality of the wines. He met Franco Bernabei, an oenologist from the Veneto region who had studied in Conegliano, and implemented his suggestions. Reduction of yields, new education systems, later harvesting, riper grapes, more modern cellar technology - and a selection of different Sangiovese clones.
While half of Italy relied on Cabernet & Co, Fèlsina produced pure Sangiovese wines, Fontalloro and Rancia had their premiere in 1983 and were to make the Fattoria di Fèlsina world-famous. It was also decided in 1983 to produce wines as close to nature as possible in the future. More important to Mazzocolin than the level of the harvest yields was a high biodiversity in the vineyards in order to protect the cultivated areas from pests to a large extent.
Today the grandson of the founder, Giovanni Poggiali, manages the now newly built cellar and vineyards, but always remains true to the successful style. SUPERIORE.DE
"Fèlsina belongs to the cult labels of Tuscany. The pure wines, on the other hand, which want to know little about modern, short-lived fashions, shine with elegance and personality."Gambero Rosso
Facts
- Year of foundation: 1966
- Owners: Fèlsina s.p.A.
- Oenologist: Stefano Rossi, Franco Bernabei as oenological consultant
- Agronomist: Alessandro Chellini
- Annual production: approx. 500,000 bottles
- Vineyard: approx. 95 hectares
- Natural cultivation