The Villa del Cigliano has been in the Antinori family since 1500. The Villa is situated in the Chianti Classico area, near the village of San Casciano in Val di Pesa, in the Tuscan countryside, 20 km from the centre of Florence.
Under the Villa are the original cellars, used for the ageing of the wines DOCG and IGT: the fermenting cellars were built in 1996 and are composed of steel tanks.
The Vintages produced over the last few years were made using only half of the estate whilst work has been taking place on younger vineyards.
Chianti Classico is aged in barrels for a 12 month period, this increases to 18 months for IGT and 24 months for Chianti Classico Riserva: during which time the wine is tasted and analysed.
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