Castelli di Grevepesa (‘CastelGreve’) is a co-operative winery in San Casciano in Val di Pesa in the Tuscany region of italy. Red wines include Chianti Classico DOCG and Chianti Colli Fiorentini DOCG. Sweet Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC wines are also made. The name Grevepesa means ‘between the Greve and Pesa rivers’.

Owner: An SCRL (cooperative).

Background: Gualtiero Armando Nunzi (who was in his eighties in 1990) bought his vineyards having been successful importing spices. In the 1960s he persuaded other local growers to pool resources and form this wine co-op, which was founded in 1968.

Size: 1989 174 members (‘soci’) with 724 hectares. |  2019 120 members (‘soci’) with vines in San Casciano in Val di Pesa, Greve in Chianti, and Barberino Val d’Elsa.

Sales: 2019 40 export markets.

Wines: Chianti Classico range includes Montefiridolfi, Sant’Angiolo (a single vineyard wine), Vigna Elisa, Lamole and Sant’Angiolo.

Red wines

Chianti DOCGPontormo: 

Coltifredi Rosso: Sangiovese.

Gualdo al Luco Rosso: Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Syrah: 2000 Bottled.

Chianti Classico DOCG, Plaustro: 2001 Light, green and a bit grubby at Argiano with Marcel on Christmas Day 2004. Bought for €6.00 in the Castel del Piano Coop on Christmas Eve 2004.

Chianti Classico DOCG, Castelgreve: 2020 95% Sangiovese, 5% Merlot. 40,000 bottles.

Chianti Classico DOCG, Clemente VII: This co-op’s flagship brand. | 2016 100% Sangiovese. Main market: USA west coast. Simple, fairly clear, bit of green tannin (Anteprima 2019). | 2018 100% Sangiovese. 35,000 bottles.

Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva, Castelgreve: 1997 Exists.

Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva, Clemente VII: 2009 100% Sangiovese. Rich ripe fruit and meat on the nose, broad and succulent, smoky and sappy fruit underlain by crisp acidity (Bronze, DWWA 2013). | 2016 100% Sangiovese. | 2018 100% Sangiovese. 35,000 bottles

Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione, Clemente VII: 2016 100% Sangiovese.10,000 bottles

Chianti Classico DOCG Gran Selezione, Danzano: From vines in Panzano in Greve. 2015 100% Sangiovese.

Vin Santo

Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC, Pontormo

Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC, Clemente VII: 2008 30% Malvasia Lunga Bianca Toscana, 70% Trebbiano toscano. 15.5% alc. Soft, reasonably fresh style (Anteprima 2020).

Contact

Castelli del Grevepesa co-op

Fraz Mercatale Val di Pesa

Via Grevigiana, 34

50024 San Casciano in Val di Pesa (FI = Firenze)

Tel+39 0558.21911 | Website: www.castellidelgrevepesa.it

Bibliography

David Wrigley, ‘The Iris in Chianti’, Decanter Feb 1990 p.68-70.