Usiglian del Vescovo

Palaia · Pisa (PI)

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Established

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Yearly production

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estate

Location

Palaia, Pisa (PI), Toscana

Pisa (PI)

Vineyard area

25 ha

estate

Appellations

Chianti DOCGTerre 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 selection

Chianti Colline Pisane

Chianti DOCG · Sangiovese

Sandy-hill Chianti.

Terre di Pisa Rosso

Terre di Pisa DOC · Sangiovese, Merlot

Pisan hills red.

Mora del Roveto

Toscano o Toscana IGT · Syrah

Sand-grown Syrah.

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