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 Duemilavini 2010 – A.I.S. ( Associazione Italiana Sommelier)- Bibenda ed.
Vinsanto del Chianti Chiacchierata Notturna 2003 – 4 bunches of grapes (wines of excellence)
Typology : Sweet white – Grapes: Trebbiano 70%, Sangiovese 30% - Alc.15% - Bottles : 1200
Amber-coloured with topaz flashes. Splendid olfactory spectre, with touches of Catalan cream, dates, orange peel, honey, chocolate, walnuthull and gentle enamel paint. Sweet with acid-savoury whaft and aromas of cola, jujube and coffee; excellent the intensive aromatic persistence. 5 years in wooden kegs. Serving suggestion : Tiramisù.
Il Brecciolino 2006 – 4 bunches of grapes (wines of excellence)
Typology: Red Igt – Grapes : Sangiovese 80%, Petit Verdot 10%, Merlot 10% - Alc. 14% - Bottles : 8000
Impenetrable ruby. Compact, dark and deep notes of blackberry jam, ground coffee, pepper, leather, in a frame of red macerated flowers. Rigorous, on the palate a great extraction , assisted by a vivid acidity and a savoury tannin. One year in barrique. Serving suggestion : Roast loin of pork w. milk.
Chianti Colli Fiorentini Vigna La Quercia 2006 – 3 bunches of grapes (very valuable wines of great level)
Sangiovese 90%, Cabernet Sauvignon 10%. Tones of cherry, cinnamon, marjoram, surrounded by humus. Persistent notes of fruit and strong tannin. One year in barrique.
Serving suggestion : Pasta in the oven.
Orme in Rosso 2007 - 3 bunches of grapes (wines of great level and very valuable)
Sangiovese 50%, Merlot 30%, Petit Verdot 15%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%. Vivid ruby. Evoques passion flower and dog-rose, further blackberry and a background of vanilla. Well-balanced, good structure, shows a perceptible acidity with a spicy return and a gentle tannin. One year in Allier. Serving suggestion : Roast beef.
Numero 8 2007 - 3 bunches of grapes (very valuable wines of great level)
Black Canaiolo 100 %. Tones that extend from strawberry to iris, from rosemary to talcum, in a context of sweet spices. Coherent taste, with excellent fresh component and amalgamated tannin. Used barrique.
Serving suggestion : rump in bacon.
Chianti Colli Fiorentini Il Castelvecchio 2007 – 3 bunches of grapes (very valuable wines of great level)
Sangiovese 90%, Merlot 10%. Bright ruby. Particular sensations of black olive and saltish, red blueberry and sprinkled powder. Fresh and clean, with well-balanced tannin. One year in barrique.
Serving suggestion : pork ribs with mustard.
Chianti Santa Caterina 2007 – 3 bunches of grapes (very valuable wines of great level)
Sangiovese 90%, Canaiolo Nero 10%. Red ruby. Cherry and wild strawberries first, then wet earth and ashes. Satisfactory on the mouth, fruity tannin. Barrique. Serving suggestion : Sausages and broccoli.
 I vini d’Italia 2010 – Le Guide de L’Espresso
Filippo Rocchi is running scrupulously the family’s company, that is set up as one of the most reliable and promising wineries of the area of the Florentine hills. The production aims at the affirmation of the character and the originality of the wines, without losing themselves in attempts of emulation of established.
Chianti Colli Fiorentini Riserva Vigna La Quercia 2006 (15/20)
Rosso Toscano Igt Il Brecciolino 2006 (15/20 )
Vin Santo del Chianti Chiacchierata Notturna 2003 (15/20)
Orme in Rosso 2007 (14,5/20)
Chianti Santa Caterina 2007 (14/20)
 Vini d’Italia 2010 – Gambero Rosso
The estate of the family Rocchi, now that they completed the range of wines, has reached its full maturity. A wide range, from the most simple ones, linked to an idea of a daily wine to the more ambitious ones, in which either the vines of the territory as the international ones are emphasized.
An engagement, accomplished with great enthusiasm and passion by Filippo, who is taking care of the wines and the cellar, whether his sister Stefania is in charge of the commercial part.
Numero Otto ’07 is a high-level wine, produced of Canaiolo grapes, with gentle perfumes of aromatic herbs and redcurrant, lithe body, a divine balance in acidity. The finish is sweet and long. Delicious is also the Vin Santo ’03, first entry in this blend, with intense perfumes of hazelnut and figs, velvety body, sweet but far from nauseating. Excellent are also Brecciolino ’06, sangiovese with merlot and petit verdot and the version of ’07 Chianti Colli Fiorentini, fresh and palatable. Not to forget the new entry of Orme in Rosso ’07, same blend as Brecciolino, but with a small addition of Cabernet
Sauvignon.
Numero Otto ’07 – 2 red glasses ( wines from very good to excellent that have reached the final tastings)
Vin Santo del Chianti Chiacchierata Notturna ’03 – 2 red glasses ( as above)
Chianti Colli Fiorentini ’07 – 2 glasses
Il Brecciolino ’06 – 2 glasses
Chianti Colli Fiorentini Vigna La Quercia ’06 – 1 glass
Chianti Santa Caterina ’07 – 1 glass
Orme in Rosso ’07 – 1 glass
Bianco Toscano San Lorenzo ’08 – 1 glass
Chianti Colli Fiorentini Il Castelvecchio ’06 – 2 glasses
Chianti Colli Fiorentini Vigna La Quercia Riserva ’05 – 2 glasses
Il Brecciolino ’05 – 2 glasses
Il Brecciolino ’04 – 2 glasses
 Annuario dei migliori vini Italiani 2010 – Luca Maroni
Best wine : Il Brecciolino 2006 – (score : 86)
Consistency: 31 – Balance : 27 – Integrity : 28
Sensations : it is the wild, marvellous sweetness fruit/spices of the incepit of its perfume, that is worth the contact with this organolectic entity. Rarely one finds himself embraced by such a sweet perfume. Certainly the bay oak has an important role, but it would never be possible to perceive such an harmonious and viscous softness with intense spices if the fruit wasn’t so rich and powerful, able to involve in the dense structure of its aroma, a vein of sweetness so vigorously insistent. The fruit is dense, mature, pulpy with lots of tannin.
The other wines :
Orme in Rosso 2007 (86) C: 31- E: 28 - I: 27
Chianti Il Castelvecchio 2007 (85) C: 31 – E: 27 – I: 27
Vinsanto del Chianti 2003 (84) C: 32 – E: 29 – I: 23
Numero Otto 2007 (83) C: 30 – E: 27 – I : 26
Chianti Santa Caterina 2007 (83) C: 31 – E: 27 – I : 25
Chianti Riserva Vigna La Quercia 2006 (82) C: 31 – E: 26 – I: 25
Final comment :
Consistency and softness in the Castelvecchio glass is growing well. For the fragrance we are waiting for better years to come. Grapes of 2006 and 2007 were in most cases not complete, however here the grapes are of a virtuous clarity and turgidity. The softness of the Vinsanto del Chianti 2003 is really impressive and imposing, its glicerine is well presented. Of great plumpness the Chianti Il Castelvecchio 2007, more balsamic is the Chianti Santa Caterina 2007. Orme in Rosso 2007 is a champion of great pulp and superior drinkability, very pleasant in the mouth for its expressive softness. Tasted wine is the Brecciolino 2006 : vivid and crispy on the palate, of great thickness and excellent softness . A redcurrant with vanilla flavor. Compliments.
 Wine Spectator – Issue : October 31, 2009 (www.winespectator.com)
Rosso Toscano Igt Il Brecciolino 2006 - 94/100
Powerful aromas of blackberry, vanilla and blueberry. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit, supervelvety tannins and a rich, fruity finish. Very complex on the finish, with berry, toasty oak and chocolate. Sangiovese, Petit Verdot and Merlot. Best after 2011 (James
Suckling)
Chianti Colli Fiorentini Il Castelvecchio 2007 - 89/100
Plum and strawberry aromas lead to a full body, with silky tannins and a long flavorful finish.
Drink now.
Rosso Toscano Igt Il Brecciolino 2005 - 91/100
Chianti Colli Fiorentini Vigna La Quercia Riserva 2006 - 88/100
Offers plum, milk chocolate and fresh herbs on the nose. Full-bodied, with a lot ripe fruit underneath. Shows potential, but needs a little bottle age to take some of the kick away from the barrel aging. Best after 2010.
Chianti Santa Caterina 2007 – 84/100
 Guida Oro : I Vini di Veronelli 2010
Docg
*Chianti Colli Fiorentini Il Castelvecchio 2007 (89 – very good)
*Chianti Colli Fiorentini Riserva Vigna La Quercia 2004 (excellent)
*Chianti Colli Fiorentini Riserva Vigna La Quercia 2006 (91 – excellent)
*Chianti Santa Caterina 2007 (85 – good)
Doc
*Vin Santo del Chianti Chiacchierata Notturna 2003 (very good)
Igt
*Il Brecciolino Rosso Toscano 2005 e 2006 (92 – excellent)
*Numero Otto Rosso Toscano 2007 (88 – very good )
*Orme in Rosso Rosso Toscano 2007 (91 – excellent wine that enters for the first time in the guide)
*San Lorenzo Bianco Toscano 2008 (good )
“How many wineries at this part of the Chianti area succeed to make wines that meet the standard of the family Rocchi? Very few ones and this year the range is particularly
convincing.”(Daniel Thomases)
 Vini Buoni d’Italia 2010 (Touring Ed.)
Castelvecchio certainly is the winery of reference in the area of Colli Fiorentini (Florentine Hills), a wine zone rarely represented in our guide due to the feeble inclination to use autoctonous varietals. And the fact that Filippo Rocchi made up his form without his Vin Santo, that actually is still refining, tells enough. The Chianti Santa Caterina 2007 has a praiseworthy focusing for a product of this range.
The good maturity of the fruit gives the wine a relaxing and refreshing drinkability. Coherent final, clean, without a big complexity. Numero Otto, beautiful wine produced of Black Canaiolo grapes, is the concrete proof of the power of this cultivar, usually disregarded.
Chianti Docg Santa Caterina 2007 – 3 stars . Good balance quality/price.
Toscana Igt Rosso Numero Otto 2007 – 3 stars
 Berebene Low Cost 2010 Gambero Rosso
Chianti Colli Fiorentini ’07 Il Castelvecchio
A certainty the Chianti Colli Fiorentini produced by the Rocchi family who follows with great passion the estate. The colour is clean
ruby. The nose is intriguing with its complex perfumes of forest fruits and
cherry. Of great plumpness, with blended tannins. The good sapidity accompanies it to an important
persistence.
Chianti Santa Caterina ‘07
Bianco Toscano Igt San Lorenzo ‘08
Chianti Colli Fiorentini: a need to establish strengths and characteristics of the wines and the
sub-area By Ian D’Agata (www.iandagata.com )
Castelvecchio : Very promising estate that is worthy of a long look with many great
wines. And plenty of high
quality canaiolo nero, the perfect complementary grape to sangiovese in Chianti....
don’t believe,
for a second, all that some tell you about the need for cabernet or merlot along with sangiovese,
It’s simply not true, but certainly an easier way out. Traditional wines that benefit from some
excellent,
small berried clones of sangiovese.
2006 Numero 8: 100% Canaiolo nero. Pale ruby. A pomegranate, redcurrant fruit bomb with
lively acids. You just start drinking and never want to put the glass back down.
Great,
2006 Chianti Santa Caterina: a little neutral but with a hint of balsamic vinegar complementing
the redcurrant aromas and flavours present. Could be called a Colli Fiorentini but sold at such a
low price they do not want to lower the perceived quality image of the sub-zone by selling the
wine too cheap.
2006 Chianti Colli Fiorentini: about 90% sangiovese and 10% merlot. Twelve months in small
oak barrels that have been twice and thrice used. Very saline note on the high acid finish that
also shows a tinge of bitterness that nicely lifts the redcurrant and red cherry aromas and
flavours.  "SAINT IS HIS
NAME" “Chiacchierata notturna Castelvecchio : “The impetuous”
Tasting of Vinsanto wines (partecipants : five wineries of which Castelvecchio with “Chiacchierata notturna” vintage 2003 Vinsanto del Chianti), Thursday 10th December 2009, at 19.00pm in the suggestive setting of the “Sala delle
Leopoldine”, in the complex of the ex-convent Leopoldine in Piazza Tasso 6, Firenze.
The tasting, guided by Leonardo Romanelli , is part of the Calendar of the review "Vignaioli &Vignerons" (www.vignaiolievignerons.it) organized by the Regione Toscana, with a rich program of wine
events, (4-13 december 2009.
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