Wine producer in Gaiole in Chianti, Siena, extends over about 20 hectares (16 of Vineyard) and produces about 80.000 bottles of wine a year. Situated in the heart of the Gaiole in Chianti hillsides, the Capannelle winery has been one of the most interesting realities on the Italian wine market since 1975. The owner is James B. Sherwood. The history of Capannelle wine producing dates back to 1974,when Raffaele Rossetti, a 40 year old business man in Rome, decided to purchase an old XVI century farmhouse in the heart of Chianti. The pride of the cellar is the Caveau, realized insteel with modern systems of control for emperature and humidity.

The 2011 Chardonnay opens to an off-gold color and creamy aromas of almond butter, passion fruit and mango. The wine shows thick consistency and smooth entry onto the palate. It offers a pretty sense of dryness in the mouth with subtle touches of sweet apricot and yellow fruit on the finish. Wine Advocate 89 (2011)