Karl Egger
Sean O'callaghan
Valerio Marconi
Simone Montagnani
Podere L'Aia 156
IT - 53017 Radda in Chianti
SIENA
00390577735613
office@carleone.it
tenutadicarleone.com
Certification:
Q CERTIFICAZIONI
Wine-growing region:
Toscana
The Austrian entrepeneur Karl Egger and his family have been visitors to the region of Tuscany for decades. They fell in love with a small corner, just outside the medieval town of Radda in Chianti between the cities of Siena and Florence.
Consequently the winery “Tenuta Carleone di Castiglioni” is located in the heart of the Chianti region. It was named after
the small village of “Castiglioni” (small castle) which was
first mentioned in the year 1078 when the monks of “Badia al
Coltibuono” founded it.
There is also a typical tuscan farmhouse called “Pianvecchio”
(old plain) on this land, where the family recently planted some
white grapes.The whole property, which covers an area of approximately 100 hectars, comprises of wooded hills, small rivers and fertile plains. Nestled in between there are around 20 ha of mainly Sangiovese vineyards and some olive trees, some of them older than 60 years.
The Egger Family has renovated the beautiful “Castiglioni” hamlet with its old chapel and the nearby farmhouse of
“Pianvecchio”.The winery Tenuta di Carleone was born in 2012. Sean O’Callaghan, to his friends “IL GUERCIO” (one eyed rascal!), was asked to join and help to build a small artisinal winery making classically defined Sangiovese with a twist.
Sean’s twist..
Organic and biodynamic principles are implemented in the vineyard. Nothing is added to the wines, the grappa or the olive oil. No yeast and no fining agents are used.
OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE HONEST
AND LOVEABLE PRODUCTS.
IGT
Sangiovese
Rosé wine
PURE FRAGRANT SANGIOVESE. PICKED EARLY, WHOLE BUNCH PRESSED. NO ADDED YEAST, JUST JUICE. FERMENTED NATURALLY FOR 2 MONTHS AT 13º C. BOTTLED DURING THE WINTER. FRUIT AND FRESHNESS… DRINK COLD WITH A SUMMER SMILE. CHEERS!”
IGT
Vermentino-Riesling
White wine
Missing my white wine days in the Nahe, Germany many years ago, we decided to blend some Riesling and Vermentino from our Pianvecchio vineyard with some of the Malvasia and Trebbiano from our old plantings.
This wine is handpicked and cold fermented with natural yeast. A tiny portion aged in a new oak barrel gives this fresh, fruit driven, mineral white wine a wonderful complexity and depth.
Made for Friends and Family!
DOCG
Sangiovese
Red wine
Essence of Radda in Chianti. Sangiovese pure. Grapes and wine selected from our vineyards within the Village borders of Radda.
IGT
Merlot Cabernet Franc
Red wine
A potpouri of French varieties. Handpicked, some whole bunches. Long maceration in cement tanks. Fresh, spicy and funky.
IGT
Sangiovese
Red wine
Something different. 100% Sangiovese from a vineyard in Gaiole
in Chianti, 700 m above sea level. The grapes are picked late to get maximum ripeness from this beautiful high-lying vineyard. Fermented in cement tanks with 20% whole bunches. The very long maceration of 4 months gives this wine a wonderful fruit character, which differentiates it from the more classic styles.
IGT
Sangiovese
Red wine
This wine is our expression of Tenuta di Carleone.
A blend of 100% Sangiovese grapes and selected parcels of wine. We are pushing to make an elegant wine defined by the terroir that will age wonderfully. Selection of the best grapes from all the vineyards.
The 2021 is an anniversary for Sean’s 30th Harvest in Chianti Classico, a wonderful complex rich wine that will age beautifully.