Syrah 'Castagnino' Fabrizio Dionisio 2024

The “Castagnino” is the youngest expression of Syrah from the Cortona area, crafted by Fabrizio Dionisio. The energetic and lively spiciness of the grape variety is expressed here in a direct, generous, and immediate way, never touching the wood of the barrels. A solo of Syrah, left here free to express itself spontaneously, with its most youthful face, “friendly and easy-drinking,” as the producer defined it, and with an unprecedented character that demonstrates versatility, agility, and pleasantness of drinking combined with structure and intensity.

The “Castagnino” by Fabrizio Dionisio comes from estate vineyards rooted at 300 meters above sea level on soils rich in clayey sands, silt, and galestro. The plants come from selected clones in France, designed for low productivity in order to achieve the highest quality from each bunch. In the vineyard, the rules of organic farming apply, severely limiting the use of chemicals, while in the winery, after an extremely gentle destemming, spontaneous fermentation is preferred.with indigenous yeasts, taking place in steel tanks. After a maturation of about one year on the fine lees in vitrified cement barrels, bottling takes place.

With the “Castagnino”, Fabrizio Dionisio offers a lean and captivating interpretation of the famous international grape variety, not lacking in a beautiful aromatic concentration. It presents itself in a colorful robe of ruby red with cardinal purple hues. The bouquet is composed of berries, cherries, red flowers, and wild herbs, wrapped in a delicate spiral of juniper berries, pepper, and underbrush. The sip is juicy, fruity, and intense, endowed with energetic freshness and youthful, lively tannins that support the drink and invite for another taste.