{"id":13157,"date":"2025-12-13T12:15:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T11:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casaporciatti.it\/shop\/?post_type=product&#038;p=13157"},"modified":"2025-12-13T12:22:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T11:22:27","slug":"castellin-villa-santacroce-2016","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/casaporciatti.it\/shop\/en\/product\/castellin-villa-santacroce-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"CASTELL&#8217;IN VILLA SANTACROCE 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 data-start=\"2337\" data-end=\"2359\">Castell\u2019in Villa <strong data-start=\"2360\" data-end=\"2394\">Santacroce\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2396\" data-end=\"2660\">Castell\u2019in Villa is a timeless estate in <strong data-start=\"2437\" data-end=\"2462\">Castellina in Chianti<\/strong>, known for a strict, vineyard-driven philosophy\u2014one where style never overrides place. The estate\u2019s identity has always been built around precision and longevity rather than easy, immediate appeal.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2992\"><strong data-start=\"2662\" data-end=\"2676\">Santacroce<\/strong> is the winery\u2019s flagship ambition: a <strong data-start=\"2714\" data-end=\"2735\">Toscana Rosso IGT<\/strong> that combines the backbone and tension of <strong data-start=\"2778\" data-end=\"2792\">Sangiovese<\/strong> with the darker, spicier structure of <strong data-start=\"2831\" data-end=\"2853\">Cabernet Sauvignon<\/strong> (in proportions that can reach 50%), shaping a red wine designed to evolve and gain depth over time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2994\" data-end=\"3366\">Its personality starts in the vineyards: sites with <strong data-start=\"3046\" data-end=\"3078\">south \/ south-east exposures<\/strong>, set between <strong data-start=\"3092\" data-end=\"3114\">250 and 320 meters<\/strong> above sea level. In this part of Chianti, sunlight, airflow and classically structured soils help deliver full, balanced ripeness while preserving freshness and definition\u2014key elements for a wine built for ageing.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3368\" data-end=\"3800\">In the cellar, the approach remains consistent: fermentations started with <strong data-start=\"3443\" data-end=\"3464\">indigenous yeasts<\/strong>, followed by a long, layered ageing path\u2014first in <strong data-start=\"3515\" data-end=\"3535\">Allier barriques<\/strong>, then in <strong data-start=\"3545\" data-end=\"3564\">large oak casks<\/strong>\u2014before bottling <strong data-start=\"3581\" data-end=\"3603\">without filtration<\/strong> and further bottle ageing in the estate\u2019s cellar prior to release. The goal is integration and natural harmony, allowing the wine to settle into its own pace.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3802\" data-end=\"4066\">Santacroce is, in essence, Castell\u2019in Villa\u2019s \u201cbeyond-the-appellation\u201d interpretation of a classic territory: a Tuscan red that blends local roots with an international touch, yet retains the estate\u2019s unmistakable signature\u2014<strong data-start=\"4026\" data-end=\"4065\">restraint, depth, and a long stride<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Castell\u2019in Villa Santacroce\u00a0 Castell\u2019in Villa is a timeless estate in Castellina in Chianti, known for a strict, vineyard-driven philosophy\u2014one where [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13159,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1812,1817],"product_tag":[2642,2250],"class_list":{"0":"post-13157","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-drink","7":"product_cat-red","8":"product_tag-castellin-villa-en","9":"product_tag-chianti-classico-riserva-en","10":"pa_categorie-speciali-portami-in-chianti-en","11":"pa_chianti-classico-castelnuovo-berardenga-wines","12":"pa_produttore-castellin-villa-en","14":"first","15":"instock","16":"shipping-taxable","17":"purchasable","18":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaporciatti.it\/shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/13157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaporciatti.it\/shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaporciatti.it\/shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaporciatti.it\/shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/casaporciatti.it\/shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaporciatti.it\/shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=13157"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaporciatti.it\/shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=13157"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/casaporciatti.it\/shop\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=13157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}