Fattoria di Rodano is an organic estate in Castellina-in-Chianti in the western part of the Chianti Classico DOCG in Tuscany.

Background:The original farm dates back from the middle ages, when it was a Bendictine house, used as a lodge for pilgrims travelling from northern Europe to Rome as it lies on the Via Francigena, the medieval road linking the Val d’Elsa (Elsa Valley) with Castellina-in-Chianti, and eventually Rome and the Vatican.

Owner: The Pozzesi family since the 1500s. The first bottled wines appeared under Vittorio Pozzesi in 1967, after the mezzadria (sharecropping) era ended. He was succeeded by his son, Enrico. The domaine’s former winemaker was Giulio Gambelli, who passed away in 2012. Gambelli was one of the most legendary winemakers in Chianti, consulting for such estates as Montevertine and Gianfranco Soldera. Rodáno is quite a large estate, with more than a hundred hectares under vine, and is one of the best-kept secrets in all of Tuscany. The estate has been in the Pozzesi family since the 1700s. In the modern era Vittorio Pozzesi, a former President of the Chianti Classico Consorzio, gained from advice given him by the renowned Giulio Gambelli. Vittorio was succeeded by his son Enrico.

Staff: 2019 Consultant oen: Paolo Salvi, succeeding Giulio Gambelli.

Vineyards: Altitude Around 200-300 metres above sea level. Aspect Southwest-facing facing in Castellina. Soil Crete senesi, galestro and other soil types.

Single vineyards: Viacosta: faces south.

Organic certification: 2015 Certified organic. | 2019 Certified organic.

Red wines

Chianti Classico DOCG, Rodano: 2016 90% Sangiovese, 5% each Colorino and Canaiolo. Some nice wild red cherry fruit with a hint of underlying greenness (Anteprima 2019). 

Chianti Classico DOCG, Bottesola 27: 2015 90% Sangiovese, 5% each Canaiolo and Colorino. From a single wooden vat or botte. Same wine as the wine below, aged in a a different wooden vat. Clear wild fruit (Anteprima 2019).

Chianti Classico DOCG, Bottesola 46: 2015 90% Sangiovese, 5% each Canaiolo and Colorino. From a single wooden vat or botte. Same wine as the wine above, aged in a different wooden vat. Clear wild fruit (Anteprima 2019). 

Chianti Classico DOCG Riserva, Vigna Viacosta: 2015 100% Sangiovese.

Mon Nene, Toscana Rosso IGT: Cabernet Sauvignon

Poggialupi, Toscana Rosso IGT: 70% Sangiovese, 30% Merlot.

Contact

Fattoria di Rodano

53011 Castellina in Chianti (SI), Italy

Website: See here.