Our Belcanto 2017 received 96 points from Luca Gardini, the best sommelier in the world and one of the most famous Italian Wine Critics. Belcanto 2017 is a field blend based on Sangiovese and other local grape varieties coming from our Chianti Classico vineyards south of Castellina in Chianti in the sub-appellation of Villa Rosa. …
While maybe many of you don’t know the Italian newspaper “Gazzetta dello Sport” the pink newspaper is the most sold newspaper in Italy and the oldest still existing newspaper dedicated to Sports in the world. Since the beginning of Giro d’Italia the Gazzetta co-organizes also the historic Italian cycling race. In short in Italy Gazzetta …
We don’t usually sell our wines directly via mail order to respect important clients and distributors, but the situation we are living right now is extraordinary, so we decided to do something equally extraordinary. Please write us here or at info@nittardi.com to get information on how to buy our wines directly from our winery and …
Un bel servizio televisivo su Italia 1 nel loro telegiornale di approfondimento Studio Aperto. La giornalista Tiziana Sapienza racconta la storia di Nittardi da Michelangelo Buonarroti e dal vino che l’artista faceva produrre con l’uva Trebbiano di Nittardi nel Rinascimento fino ai giorni d’oggi in cui fa da padrone il Sangiovese e la ricerca di …
Mikis Theodorakis – the greek artist that painted the label and wrapping paper for Casanuova di Nittardi 2017 – wrote recently a beautiful, heart touching letter to Peter Femfert thanking him for the Nittardi Wine he received and writing about his love for Italy, wine and the importance of it in greek mythology . …
After 37 years, the annually changing artist labels and wrapping papers that have graced Casanuova di Nittardi Chianti Classico represent a “who’s who” of the art world. Painters, sculptors and poets – including some Nobel Prize winners – have honored the winery year after year, thus continuing a centuries-old tradition that harks back to the …
Mainly because of a wet and cool May harvest started this year about 10 days later than normal. A dry summer guarantied healthy grapes and we started to pick Merlot in Maremma on the 5th of September followed shortly after by Roussanne. We planted this mediterranean white grape variety in our Maremma vineyard only in …
Like every year Steven Spurrier, the famous British Wine journalist, visited us for the annual tasting of the new wines, and these are the comments: Wines from Barrels 2018s. Chianti Classico from Peter’s foudre. [A 3500 liter Garbelotto Barrel made with French oak] Superb colour, good depth of rich fruit, still a bit raw. Chianti Classico …
For several days last week snow was falling at Nittardi, and we had a wonderful atmosphere here in Chianti: Luisa the cat didn’t know as well where to stay, the sculptures were all dressed in white, and the landscape around the winery was amazing. Our vineyards were all covered with snow and the air was …
Casanuova di Nittardi 2016 2016 follows the equally great 2015 vintage and fortunately we are not obliged to chose between one of them. 2016 is a classic warm, hedonistic vintage and can be compared to 2010 or 2006. At the time being the 2016s seem more open, round and ready to drink than their more …
