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San Giovanni Della Sala is a wine with a pale straw yellow colour complemented by greenish highlights that catch the eye. Its bouquet characterises a refined medley of floral aromas and distinct notes of ripe fruit, such as succulent peaches and tropical pineapple. On the palate, this wine delivers a balanced and mouth-filling experience, offering persistent flavours and a delightful sense of bright freshness that lingers.
The estate started producing innovative wines from non-traditional grape varieties (Chardonnay and Sauvignon. Blanc) back in the 1980s, under the direction of Marchese Piero Antinori, son of Niccolò and Renzo Cotarella, Castello della Sala’s enologist at that time. The Umbrian estate has always posed – and continues to pose to date – a continuous challenge for Marchesi Antinori, who has dedicated years of research and experimentation in viticulture and oenology to maximize the potential of Indigenous varieties and also to determine how the area’s microclimates contribute to the production of contemporary wines. Orvieto San Giovanni is produced from the vineyards surrounding the medieval castle at Castello della Sala. He is a blend of indigenous varieties, Grechetto, Procanico with Pinot Blanc and Viognier, a new interpretation of the Orvieto Classico appellation. The first vintage of Castello della Sala’s Orvieto Classico was in 1990
Niccolò Antinori bought the fourteenth-century Castello della Sala in 1940 to provide a source of white wines to match the excellence of his Tuscan reds. With the introduction of Cervaro della Sala in 1987, his dream was fully realized: this is one of Italy’s defining whites, as influential and sought-after as Tignanello. Bramìto is effectively a mini-Cervaro, further proof of Umbria’s affinity with Chardonnay; Conte della Vipera is a full, herbal, Bordeaux-inspired blend of Sauvignon and Semillon. The castle's inhabitants initially ruled over the whole province of Orvieto, so the range would not be complete without a flagship example of that DOC; the ‘Superiore’ designates much lower permitted yields and hence considerable concentration.
