Cafaggio

"Cafaggio" brand, with its six labels, represents the apex of the production, and it has been proposed on the market from 2013 onwards.
Oil and Grappa

Not only wine, but olive oil and Grappa as well are perfect expression of the quality and character of the Conca d’Oro.

Cafaggio | Oil and Grappa

Basilica Solatìo Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Basilica San Martino Chianti Classico Gran Selezione
Chianti Classico Riserva
Chianti Classico
Basilica del Cortaccio Cabernet Sauvignon
Basilica del Pruneto Toscana
Sangiovese Grappa
Aged Sangiovese Grappa
Extra virgin olive oil

Chianti Classico

Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita

Villa Cafaggio produces a Chianti Classico made exclusively with Sangiovese grapes. The vines grow on land owned by and surrounding the estate, which is situated in Panzano in Chianti, set in the heart of the ‘Conca d’Oro’ (Golden basin), one of the symbols of Tuscan wine-making.

Vine: Sangiovese (clone: VCR4-VCR5; rootstock: 1103 P)
Vineyard location: Cafaggio, Conca d’Oro and Panzano in Chianti
Exposure and altitude: south/south-east/south-west, on average 320 m ASL
Soil composition: silty-clay loam soil, originating from grey and olive green marl limestone and calcareous sandstone of ‘Argille scagliose’ (scaly clay) formation.
Training system: spurred cordon, Guyot
Planting density: on average 5,900 vines/hectare
Vinification process: manual harvesting in late September and early October, alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperatures, breaking and soaking of the marc through pump-overs with air, spontaneous malolactic fermentation, maturation for 12 months in 65 hl Slavonian oak barrels, and bottle-aged for three months before sales start.