Castel Ruggero

Cantina e Vini

Castel Ruggero estate is composed by 130 hectares of land at an altitude of 250 meters above sea level, 18 of which are planted with specialized vineyards and the rest being olive groves and woods. The estate was born thanks to the ideas of the grandfather of Nicolò d‘Afflitto who had at the time a thriving tobacco Business and bought the property in 1929. The cellar dated back to 1600 and conserves its antique structure which gives to the wines an ideal ambient thanks to a natural temperature given by a natural hole inside the cellar which picks the air from the exterior and brings it directly to the interior preserving always a 16-18 degree in both winter and summer.

The land is characterized mainly by clayey soil, one of the best characteristics which gives the wines important and positive impulse. Six hectares are cultivated with Sangiovese and the remaining with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Syrah. Due to the characteristics of the land, the production is very low and the grape harvest is carried out by hand, qualities which contribute to improve the quality of the vines. The alcoholic fermentation and the maceration take place in cement tanks and, immediately following the malolactic fermentation, then in Barriques for 18 months.