Carus Vini
(Winery in Chianti Classico)
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Lovely winery on a beautiful location
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About Winery and Wines
Carus Vini is located in San Casciano in Val di Pesa, one of the prettiest areas of Chianti Classico, and one of those best suited for making wine. Guido Carissimo’s estate extends over about 26 hectares of which 13,5 are planted to vine an another 4,5 to olive trees, all of which has been organically certified farmed from 2017 harvest. The territory has been inhabited since the Etruscan and is dedicated ever since for the production of excellent wine and olive oil. In 1398 we have the first notarial act where the name Chianti is referred to the wine produced in this area. In 1932 a Ministerial Decree defined the Chianti wine area and its borders have remained the same ever since. This decree defined the Chianti Classico area as the “most ancient original territory” giving it a uniqueness: “Classico” meant “the original” to distinguish it to the loosely defined “Chianti” whose borders are outside the Chianti Classico region.
We wish to produce wine and oil with the minimum possible environmental impact without losing the target to produce the best product for quality and respecting the tradition. We try to merge modern technology with a profound respect of the tradition of the Territory. Our Farm follows the guidelines dictated by Integral Agriculture following strong principles that respect the environment, vineyard and man. We refrain from using chemical products and we use nitro-sating crops between the vineyard rows. We do not have irrigation and the harvest is hand made. As each plant needs several years to reach maturity for an optimal production we try to substitute single plants that ceases to produce avoiding to replant large extension at once. This implies an extensive work to identify the plant that needs to be substituted, eradicated and substituted. Heating for the cellar man house is exclusively made with solar panel and wood (mostly coming from our farm) and electrical solar panels covers most of the electrical need of the wine cellar.