Usiglian del Vescovo
Palaia · Pisa (PI)
Established
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Yearly production
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estate
Location
Palaia
Pisa (PI) · Toscana
Vineyard area
25 ha
estate
Appellations
Chianti DOCGCosta Toscana IGTTerre di Pisa DOCToscano o Toscana IGT
History
In 1078 Matilde di Canossa gave Usigliano di Palaia to the bishops of Lucca; wine was documented here from 1083, giving the estate over 1,000 years of history.
New owners renovated the villa and ancient cellars from 2001, making sandy-soil reds and whites in the Colline Pisane.
Wines
Illustrative selectionChianti Colline Pisane
Sandy-hill Chianti.
Terre di Pisa Rosso
Pisan hills red.
Mora del Roveto
Sand-grown Syrah.
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Grapes of these appellations
Who else makes these wines
- Chianti DOCG668 others
- Costa Toscana IGT115 others
- Terre di Pisa DOC9 others
- Toscano o Toscana IGT202 others
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- San Gervasio
- Tenuta Montefoscoli
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- BocelliLajatico
- BorgaruccioPeccioli
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- Casanova della SpinettaTerricciola
- CastaldiPomarance