Capsula Viola Antinori

This wine was first produced in 1980 and takes its name from the crumbly, rocky soil typical of the Chianti area. Galestro originally began in 1970 as a consortium consisting of Antinori, Frescobaldi, Ruffino and Ricasoli. Improving the quality of Chianti Classico by reducing the quantities of white grapes presented the problem of how to use a significant native grape variety like trebbiano which was no longer used in the Chianti Classico DOCG. So trebbiano grapes were used for a new white wine. The success of this wine was important because if the trebbiano grapes had not been used in this wine, it would have been difficult for winegrowers to vote in favour of the new Chianti DOCG production regulations. Capsula Viola left the Galestro DOC in 2002 with the addition of other white grape varieties from our Tuscan estates.

Taste
Straw-colored with greenish-yellow highlights, the wine has floral aromas with pleasant hints of fruit which heighten its complexity. Very well-balanced on the palate and supported by good acidity which makes it lively, Capsula Viola is pleasantly fresh and very drinkable, with a nice lingering quality. This young, fresh wine is well-suited to being drunk as an aperitif, especially in the summer months.

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