Casanova di Neri

Casanova di Neri is a wine producer located in Montalcino, Tuscany. It is famous for its Brunello di Montalcino wines, but makes a range of other wines, including a premium Cabernet Sauvignon and an interesting blend of Vermentino and Grechetto.

The estate was founded in 1971 by Giovanni Neri and is still family-owned. There are 63 hectares (155 acres) of vines on the property, planted on soils made up of alluvial stone, degraded rock, iron and magnesium. The vineyards are mainly planted to Sangiovese, and provide grapes for three single-vineyard wines, two standard Brunellos and a Rosso di Montalcino.

Of the 500 hectares (1235 acres) estate, 63ha (155 acres) are planted to vines. Casanova di Neri uses all estate-grown grapes in the production of its wines, three of which are single-vineyard expressions, along with two Brunello di Montalcinos, a Rosso di Montalcino and two regional expressions, one red and one white.

The Casanova di Neri winery is mostly underground; this allows the processes to be kept naturally cool without the use of air conditioning or temperature control. It has been built on three different levels to take advantage of gravity during the winemaking process.