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“San Giovanni della Sala” Orvieto Classico Superiore DOC 2022
From Castello della Sala, located not far from Orvieto at an altitude of 500m, come without exception excellent wines, as already proven by the inexpensive "entry-level wine" San Giovanni della Sala. The wine is produced on the vineyards of the ancient castle of Castello della Sala from the combination of the autochthonous grape varieties Grechetto and Procanico with Pinot Bianco and Viognier and interprets the Orvieto Classico in a new style. Its freshness, richness and balance are remarkable, with notes of yellow flowers, green apple, sage and ginger. Then on the palate, a tremendously silky texture and juicy acidity that lead this juicy white into a beautiful, mineral finish. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2021 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Varieties: 50% Grechetto, 25% Procanico, 25% Pinot Bianco and Viognier
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Total extract: 22,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 6,15 g/l
- Residual sugar: 2,59 g/l
- Sulfite: 62 mg/l
- pH value: 3,33
- Closure: Diam
- Serving temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage potential: 2028+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Bramito della Sala” Chardonnay Umbria IGT 2022
Rich, beautifully balanced bouquet with notes of kumquats. On the palate, yellow stone fruit, graphite, minerals and a delicate vanilla note. This fresh and immensely charming white is already elegant, balanced, full-bodied and persistent on the palate; further bottle ageing will round it off completely. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2021 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 5 months barrique and large wooden barrel
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Total extract: 23,22 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,90 g/l
- Residual sugar: 1,05 g/l
- Sulfite: 70 mg/l
- pH value: 3,32
- Closure: Diam
- Serving temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage potential: 2029+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Muffato della Sala” Umbria IGT 2015 dolce
Fine late harvest from the house of Antinori: Complex fragrance and silky taste with aromas of sweet, juicy peaches, ripe pears, jasmine, caramel and honey. Muffato della Sala is one of Italy's most famous and delicious sweet wines. SUPERIORE.DE
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The 2014 vintage received the following awards:- Grape Varieties: 60% Sauvignon, 40% Grechetto, Gew
- Cultivation: close to nature
- Expansion: 6 months barrique
- Filtration: no
- Alcohol content: 12,00 % vol
- Total extract: 148,50 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,65 g/l
- Residual sugar: 118,60 g/l
- Sulfite: 96 mg/l
- pH value: 3,59
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage potential: 2030+
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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“Cervaro della Sala” Umbria IGT 2021
For many years, Castello della Sala has been delivering one of Italy's most famous white wines, the Cervaro. In recent years, it has become fresher and at the same time deeper, without the conservative, broad style that still characterised older late harvest editions of this wine. On the nose, apple compote, cream, notes of oak bark, mango and peach. On the palate, full of tropical fruits with a fine vein of acidity and precise mineral components. A long-lasting, beautiful white and every year rightly one of the most sought-after white wines in the wine world. SUPERIORE.DE
"This wine consists mainly of Chardonnay and about 7% Grechetto. The proportion of Grechetto has decreased somewhat in recent vintages. Given these changes to the winemaking formula, the 2021 Cervaro della Sala promises an exceptionally crisp and straightforward presentation with salty mineral tones, plenty of stone fruit and tart apple. No malolactic fermentation or oak is used for the Umbrian grape, which always gives the wine a touch of rusticity and Umbrian authenticity." Wine Advocate
"It is attractive and fresh with notes of glazed lemons and apples as well as young hazelnuts, spicy herbs and custard. Some spices too. Full-bodied and complex with consistent acidity giving shape to every detail of the fruit. Some attractive spicy nuances before a mineral finish. A complex but very approachable wine that is already nice to drink but can last a long time." James Suckling
"A perfectly proportioned blend of Chardonnay and Grechetto aged for 5 months in barrique. Cedar, white peach and hints of thyme on the nose, closing with touches of white pepper, crisp-dense mouthfeel with savouriness and persistence, closing with a fruity aftertaste." Luca Gardini
read more- Grape Varieties: 92% Chardonnay, 8% Grechetto
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months barrique and stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Total extract: 22,95 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,85 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,80 g/l
- Sulfite: 77 mg/l
- pH value: 3,34
- Closure: Diam
- Serving temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage potential: 2034+
- Food recommendations: stuffed saddle of rabbit, ravioli with sage ricotta filling
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Limitation of 6 articles per customer“Cervaro della Sala” Umbria IGT 2020 · MAGNUM in OWC
For many years, Castello della Sala has been delivering one of Italy's most famous white wines, the Cervaro. In recent years, it has become fresher and at the same time deeper, without the conservative, broad style that still characterised older late harvest editions of this wine. On the nose, apple compote, cream, notes of oak bark, mango and peach. On the palate, full of tropical fruits with a fine vein of acidity and precise mineral components. A long-lasting, beautiful white and every year rightly one of the most sought-after white wines in the wine world. SUPERIORE.DE
"Bright, light straw yellow with slight green notes. Initially quite playful on the nose, banana, peach and mango, then becomes increasingly complex, some flint and anise. Juicy on the palate, shows beautiful yellow fruit notes, racy, well-integrated acidity, gives liveliness, discreet smoky notes in the final, salty, still seems very young." Falstaff
"Nosing the 2020 Cervaro della Sala is like waking into a French bakery in the early morning, with notes of lemon oil, butter cream, crusty bread, fresh dough and vanilla bean contrasted by a whiff of crushed oyster shell, which may not be on the menu, but still works perfectly here. This glides effortlessly across the palate with the silkiest of textures, steadily gaining in tension, as mineral–drenched orchard fruits give way to sour melon and, finally, pretty inner florals. The 2020 lingers impossibly long and lightly structured, displaying notes of candied citrus enriched by almond custard. I'd love to toss this blend of 92% Chardonnay and 8% Grechetto into a blind tasting of white Burgundy. Beautifully done." Vinous
"Complex nose of toast, charred pineapple, green papaya, kaffir lime and lemon. Crushed stones and white pepper, too. Full–bodied with vibrant acidity. Textured. Long and layered. Delicious and concentrated." James Suckling
read more- Grape Varieties: 92% Chardonnay, 8% Grechetto
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months barrique and stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Total extract: 22,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,82 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,75 g/l
- Sulfite: 76 mg/l
- pH value: 3,29
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage potential: 2035+
- Food recommendations: stuffed saddle of rabbit, ravioli with sage ricotta filling
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Limitation of 1 articles per customer“Cervaro della Sala” Umbria IGT 2020 · Double MAGNUM in OWC
For many years, Castello della Sala has been delivering one of Italy's most famous white wines, the Cervaro. In recent years, it has become fresher and at the same time deeper, without the conservative, broad style that still characterised older late harvest editions of this wine. On the nose, apple compote, cream, notes of oak bark, mango and peach. On the palate, full of tropical fruits with a fine vein of acidity and precise mineral components. A long-lasting, beautiful white and every year rightly one of the most sought-after white wines in the wine world. SUPERIORE.DE
"Bright, light straw yellow with slight green notes. Initially quite playful on the nose, banana, peach and mango, then becomes increasingly complex, some flint and anise. Juicy on the palate, shows beautiful yellow fruit notes, racy, well-integrated acidity, gives liveliness, discreet smoky notes in the final, salty, still seems very young." Falstaff
"Nosing the 2020 Cervaro della Sala is like waking into a French bakery in the early morning, with notes of lemon oil, butter cream, crusty bread, fresh dough and vanilla bean contrasted by a whiff of crushed oyster shell, which may not be on the menu, but still works perfectly here. This glides effortlessly across the palate with the silkiest of textures, steadily gaining in tension, as mineral–drenched orchard fruits give way to sour melon and, finally, pretty inner florals. The 2020 lingers impossibly long and lightly structured, displaying notes of candied citrus enriched by almond custard. I'd love to toss this blend of 92% Chardonnay and 8% Grechetto into a blind tasting of white Burgundy. Beautifully done." Vinous
"Complex nose of toast, charred pineapple, green papaya, kaffir lime and lemon. Crushed stones and white pepper, too. Full–bodied with vibrant acidity. Textured. Long and layered. Delicious and concentrated." James Suckling
read more- Grape Varieties: 92% Chardonnay, 8% Grechetto
- Cultivation: conventional
- Expansion: 6 months barrique and stainless steel tank
- Filtration: yes
- Alcohol content: 12,50 % vol
- Total extract: 22,85 g/l
- Total acidity: 5,82 g/l
- Residual sugar: 0,75 g/l
- Sulfite: 76 mg/l
- pH value: 3,29
- Closure: natural cork
- Serving temperature: 10-12 °C
- Storage potential: 2037+
- Food recommendations: stuffed saddle of rabbit, ravioli with sage ricotta filling
- Allergens: contains sulphites
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Limitation of 1 articles per customer

Moving centuries. Hardly anywhere else is such a long history the background of a winery. The founding family came to Umbria already after the troops of Charlemagne in the IXth century. The Castello della Sala was built by Angelo Monaldeschi della Vipera in 1350, just a few kilometres from Orvieto, and was the foundation of the famous winery.
But actually it was originally about water - and thus about power. The geological peculiarities of Orvieto, layers of clay and sand, volcanic and limestone rocks, as well as the tufa mountain, have provided a unique supply of water, which is why Orvieto is enthroned on an underground cave world worth seeing. This allowed the della Viperas to dominate Orvieto for a long time, as can be seen in the Cathedral and the Castello with its magnificent frescoes. In the 16th century Giovanna della Vipera donated the castle and all the land to the church. With the Italian wars of independence around 1860 Orvieto and thus also the Castello fell to the young Italian state. The ownership is gradually transferred to changing private owners without ambitions.
It was not until 1940 that calm returned, when the Marchese Niccoló Antinori was able to acquire the vineyard and the Castello della Sala. Even then, it was clear to the Antinoris that white wines of outstanding quality must be possible here.
But it was to take another forty years before the rebirth of the once so famous manor began. In the summer of 1979, Piero Antinori hired Renzo Cotarella, an oenologist who was 25 years old at the time, to realize his idea of a large, storable Italian white wine. He was inspired to do so by the famous French models who, after a long period of maturity, only reach top form. So they planted Chardonnay. And failed for several years.
Only with the outstanding vintage 1985 - and some coincidences - the first "real" Cervaro della Sala was created. The white wine that was to become a cult. Renzo Cotarella experimented not only with the Chardonnay but also with the local grape variety Grecchetto, which he liked more and more. Chance had it that the Chardonnay underwent malolactic fermentation. And the combination of the two grape varieties brought the resounding success. The Cervaro della Sala was born.
Of the 500 hectares of land that surround the Castello della Sala, 170 are now planted with vines. Of course the two main varieties Chardonnay and Grecchetto dominate. In addition, Procanico, Sauvignon blanc, Sémillon, Viognier, Pinot bianco, some Traminer and Riesling, as well as Pinot nero (Spätburgunder), which produces surprisingly fine drops on the calcareous soils, grow.
The vineyards are situated at 220 to 470 metres above sea level, the soils are as varied as in Orvieto, from loamy soil to volcanic soil to shell limestone. The vineyards are well ventilated by nearby waters and from the slopes of Monte Nibbio in the back, and the microclimate is characterized by strong temperature differences between day and night - perfect for good fruit and acid formation.
The wines of Castello della Sala have been among the most awarded in Italy for many years. According to Wine-Searcher the Cervaro della Sala is the most popular Italian white wine worldwide.
The Antinori family is one of the largest and most successful winery owners in Italy. Since 2017 the 27. The third generation with the three daughters of Marchese Piero Antinori, who had been in charge of the business since 1966, Albiera, Allegra and Alessia, at the helm of the 650 years successful wine empire, to which such famous estates as Tignanello, Solaia belong, Tenuta di Peppoli, Badia a Passignano, Guado al Tasso, La Braccesca, Santa Cristina, Pian delle Vigne, Aldobrandesca, Prunotto, Tormaresca, Montenisa and holdings in California, Washington, Chile, Hungary and Romania. SUPERIORE.DE
Facts
- Founded: 1350 / Antinori since 1940
- Owner: Family Antinori
- Oenologist: Renzo Cotarella
- Annual production: approx. 600,000 bottles
- Vineyard: approx. 170 hectares
- Conventional cultivation