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Castello d’Albola “Acciaiolo”
- Radda in Chianti
- Toscana IGT
- Sangiovese, Cab. Saiv
- 1988
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Castello di Ama “L’Apparita”
- Gaiole in Chianti
- IGT Toscana
- Merlot 100%
- 1985
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Antinori “Tignanello”
- Toscana and Umbria
- Toscana IGT
- 75-85% Sangiovese, Cab. Sauv & Cab. Fanc
- 1971
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Antinori “Solaia”
- Toscana and Umbria
- Toscana IGT
- 75% Cab. Sauv, 5% Cab. Franc, 20% Sangiovese
- 1978
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Antinori “Guado al Tasso”
- Toscana and Umbria
- Boglheri DOC Superiore
- min 12.5% alcohol
- Rosso Superiore must be aged a minimum of 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest including at least 1 year in oak barrels
- Guado al Tasso Bolgheri Superiore DOC: 50 to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30 to 40% Merlot, and a small percentage of other varieties. Contained 5 to 10% Syrah until 2007. Fermented in stainless steel before aging for 18 months in 100% new French oak and for 10 months in bottle. Inaugural vintage 1990.
- 1990
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Avignonesi “Grifi”
- Montepulciano
- Toscana IGT
- 50-60% Sangiovese, 40-50% Cab Sauv (since 2011).
- Cabernet Sauvignon is aged in new French oak; Sangiovese is aged in neutral oak. Aged for 18 months. 1,800 case production. Inaugural vintage 1983.
- 1983 (through 1996), 2010
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Avignonesi “Desiderio”
- Montepulciano
- Toscana IGT
- 85% Merlot, 15% Cab Sauv
- 1988
- Aged for 18 months in 25% new French oak. 2,500 case production. Inaugural vintage 1988.
They also produce a Cortana DOC “Desiderio”
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Avignonesi / Capannelle 50 & 50
- Avignonse is in Montepulciano - Capennelle is in Gaiole in Chianti
- Toscana IGT
- 50% Merlot (Avignonesi), 50% Sangiovese (Capannelle)
- 1988
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Banfi
- Montalcino
- formerly DOC Sant’Antimo, now IGT Toscana
- Cab. Sauv, Sangiovese, Syrah
- 1985
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Barone Ricasoli / Castello di Brolio
- Gaiole in Chianti
- Toscana IGT
- 100% Merlot - (the wine was 100% Sangiovese when first released)
- 1993
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Boscarelli
- Cervognano, in the zone of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
- IGT Toscana
- 100% Merlot
- 1983
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La Brancaia “il Blu”
- Radda/Castellina/Maremma
- Toscana IGT
- 50% Sangiovese, 45% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
- 1988
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Tenute del Cabreo “Cabreo il Borgo”
- Greve in Chianti)
- Toscana IGT
- 34% Sangiovese, 33% Cab. Sauv 33% Merlot
- 1982
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Il Carnasciale “Il Caberlot” only released in Magnums
- Val d’Arno
- Toscana IGT
- 100% Caberlot (unique variety with Cabernet Franc and Merlot characteristics)
- 1988
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La Cappella “Cantico”
- Firenze
- Toscana IGT
- Merlot 100%
- 1996
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Capezzana “Ghiaie della Furba”
- Carmignano
- Toscana IGT
- Ghiaie della Furba Toscana IGP: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% each Merlot and Syrah, the blend since 1998. Aged for one year in French barriques followed by at least one year in bottle. 1,000 case production. Inaugural vintage 1979.
- 1979
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Castellare di Castellina “I Sodi di San Niccolò”
- Castellina in Chianti
- Toscana IGT
- 85-90% Sangioveto, 10-15% Malvasia Nera
- 1979
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Corzano e Paterno “Il Corzano”
- San Casciano Val di Pesa
- Toscana IGT
- Sangiovese, Cab. S, Merlot
- 1987
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Duemani “Duemani”
- Riparbella
- Costa Toscana IGT
- Cabernet Franc (100%)
- 2004
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Duemani “Suisassi”
- Riparbella
- Costa Toscana IGT
- Syrah 100%
- 2004
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Felsina “Fontalloro”
- Siena
- Toscana IGT
- Sangiovese 100%
- 1983
- 100% Sangiovese from over 50-year-old vines on three vineyards bordering Chianti Classico and Colli Senesi. Aged 18 to 22 months in new and used French oak barrels. 3,300 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 1983.
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Felsina “Maestro Raro”
- Siena
- Toscana IGT
- Cabernet Sauv 100%
- 1987
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Fontodi “Flaccianello della Pieve”
- Panzano in Chianti
- IGT Colli della Toscana Centrale
- Sangiovese 100%
- 1981
- Flaccianello Colli Toscana Centrale IGP: 100% Sangiovese sourced from multiple vineyards (originally a single-vineyard wine). 5,000 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 1981.
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Frescobaldi “Mormoreto”
- Toscana–each “Super Tuscan” listed is produced by a different estate controlled by the company
- Mormoreto (25 ha): Over 20-year-old vines planted on south-facing slopes at 250 to 300 meters elevation. Soils are sand, limestone, and clay. Planted in 1976.
- Mormoreto Toscana IGP: Produced by Castello di Nipozzano. Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. Aged two years in new and used oak barrels, followed by six months in bottle. Only produced in select vintages. Inaugural vintage 1983.
- IGT Toscana / Castello di Nipozzano
- Cab. Sauv, Merlot, Cab. Franc, Petite Verdot
- 1983
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Frescobaldi “Lamaione”
- Toscana–each “Super Tuscan” listed is produced by a different estate controlled by the company
- Lamaione (12 ha): Over 20-year-old vines planted on southwest-facing slopes at 300 meters elevation. Soils are primarily limestone-rich clay.
- Lamaione Toscana IGP: Produced by Castelgiocondo. 100% Merlot. Aged two years in 90% new French oak barrels, followed by one year in bottle. Inaugural vintage 1991.
- IGT Toscana / Castelgiocondo
- Merlot 100%
- 1991
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Frescobaldi “Luce”
- Toscana–each “Super Tuscan” listed is produced by a different estate controlled by the company
- Luce Toscana IGP: Produced by Luce della Vite (began as a collaboration with Robert Mondavi). Sangiovese and Merlot. Aged two years in 85% new French barriques. 5,800 case production. Inaugural vintage 1993.
- IGT Toscana / Luce della Vite
- Sangiovese and Merlot
- 1993
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Frescobaldi “Giramonte”
- Toscana–each “Super Tuscan” listed is produced by a different estate controlled by the company
- Giramonte (6.5 ha): Over 25-year-old vines planted on southwest-facing slopes at 250 meters elevation. Soils are rocky clay and sand.
- Giramonte Toscana IGP: Produced by Tenuta di Castiglioni. Mostly Merlot, plus some Sangiovese. Aged for 16 months in new French barriques, followed by 6 months in bottle. Inaugural vintage 1999.
- IGT Toscana / Tenuta di Castiglioni
- predominantly Merlot, plus Sangiovese
- 1999
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Grattamacco “Grattamacco”
- DOC Bolgheri Superiore
- min 12.5% alcohol
- Rosso Superiore must be aged a minimum of 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest including at least 1 year in oak barrels
- 65% Cab. Sauv, 20% Merlot, 15% Sangiovese
- 1982
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Isole e Olena “Cepparello”
- Barberino Val d’Elsa, Firenze
- Toscana IGT
- 100% Sangiovese
- 1980
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Le Macchiole “Paleo Rosso”
- Bolgheri
- Toscana IGT
- 100% Cabernet Franc
- 1989
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Le Macchiole “Messorio”
- Bolgheri
- Toscana IGT
- Merlot (100%)
- 1994
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Le Macchiole “Scrio”
- Bolgheri
- Toscana IGT
- Syrah 100%
- 1994
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Monsanto “Nemo”
- Barberino Val d’Elsa, Firenze
- Toscana IGT
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- 1982
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Montepeloso “Gabbro”
- Suverto
- Toscana IGT
- 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
- 1944
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Montepeloso “Nardo”
- Suvereto
- Toscana IGT
- 35% Montepulciano, 35% Sangiovese, 22% Marselan, and 8% Alicante Bouschet
- 1994
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Montevertine “Le Pergole Torte”
- Radda in Chianti
- Toscana IGT
- 100% Sangioveto
- 1977
Sangioveto is the traditional name for Sangiovese in Chianti
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Moris Farms “Avvoltore”
- Grosseto
- Toscana IGT
- predominantly Sangiovese, with Cab. S, Syrah
- 1988
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Tenuta dell’Ornellaia “Ornellaia”
- Bolgheri
- DOC Bolgheri Superiore
- min 12.5% alcohol
- Rosso Superiore must be aged a minimum of 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest including at least 1 year in oak barrels
- Cab. Sauv, Merlot, Cab Franc., Petit Verdot
- 1986
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Tenuta dell’Ornellaia “Masseto”
- Bolgheri
- Toscana IGT
- 100% Merlot
- 1986
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Petrolo “Galatrona”
- Bucine
- DOC Val d’Arno di Sopra
- Merlot (100%)
- 1994
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Petrolo “Torrione”
- Bucine
- DOC Val d’Arno di Sopra
- 80% Sangiovese, 15% Merlot, 5% Cab S.
- 1988
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Poggio Scalette “Il Carbonaione”
- Greve in Chianti
- IGT Alta Valle della Greve
- 100% Sangiovese
- 1992
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Poliziano “Le Stanze del Poliziano”
- Montepulciano
- Toscano IGT
- 70% Cab. Sauv, 30% Merlot
- 1987
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Le Pupille “Saffredi”
- Scansano
- IGT Maremma Toscana 2008
- Cab. Sauv, Merlot, Alicante
- 1987
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Querciabella “Camartina”
- Greve in Chianti)
- Toscana
- 70% Cab. S, 30% Sangiovese
- 1981
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Castello dei Rampolla “Sammarco”
- Greve in Chianti
- Toscana IGT
- predominantly Cab. S
- 1980
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Castello dei Rampolla “Vigna d’Alceo”
- Greve in Chianti
- Toscana IGT
- 80% Cab Sauv with Petit Verdot
- 1996
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Riecine “La Gioia”
- Gaiole in Chianti
- Toscana IGT
- predominantly Sangiovese
- 1982
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San Felice “Vigorello”
- Siena
- Toscana IGT
- Cab. S, Merlot, Petit Verdot - 100% Sangiovese when first released
- 1968
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San Giusto a Rentennano “Percarlo”
- Gaiole in Chianti
- Toscana IGT
- 100% Sangiovese
- 1983
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San Giusto a Rentennano “La Ricolma”
- Gaiole in Chianti
- Toscana IGT
- 100% Merlot
- 1993
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Tenuta San Guido
- Bolgheri
- DOC Bolgheri Sassicaia
- min 12% alcohol
- Bolgheri Sassicaia must be aged for a minimum 2 years from January 1 of the year following the harvest, including at least 18 months in 225-liter barriques.
- 85% Cab. Sauv, 15% Cab. Franc
- 1689
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Tenimenti d’Alessandro “Il Bosco”
- Cortona
- DOC Cortona
- 100% Syrah
- 1992
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Tua Rita “Redigaffi”
- Suvereto
- Toscana IGT
- Merlot (100%)
- 1994
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Vecchie Terre di Montefili “Anfiteatro”
- Firenze
- IGT Colli della Toscana Centrale
- Sangiovese 100%
- 1987
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Vecchie Terre di Montefili “Bruno di Rocca”
- Firenze
- IGT Colli della Toscana Centrale
- 60% Cab. Sauv, 40% Sangiovese
- 1983
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Volpaia “Balifico”
- Radda in Chianti
- Toscana IGT
- Sangiovese and Cab. Sauv
- 1985
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Case Basse (Soldera)
- In 2013, Soldera withdrew from the local Consorzio and was in the news for having lost over 60,000 liters of wine after a disgruntled former employer broke into the cellars and drained multiple casks of wine.
- IGT Toscana - all wines from 2006
- Casse Basse: planted in 1972 and contributed fruit only to the Rosso dai Vigneti di Brunello (equivalent at the time to Rosso di Montalcino) until 1990 when vine age was sufficient in the fertile site. 2 ha
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Case Basse (Soldera)
- Intistieti: planted in 1973 and is the less fertile site of the two, hence it composing the Brunello before the Casse Basse site. 4.5 ha
- In 2013, Soldera withdrew from the local Consorzio and was in the news for having lost over 60,000 liters of wine after a disgruntled former employer broke into the cellars and drained multiple casks of wine.
- IGT Toscana - all wines from 2006
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Case Basse (Soldera)
- In 2013, Soldera withdrew from the local Consorzio and was in the news for having lost over 60,000 liters of wine after a disgruntled former employer broke into the cellars and drained multiple casks of wine.
- IGT Toscana - all wines from 2006
- Pegasos: de-classified Brunello; only made so far from 2005 vintage
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Biondi Santi
- from Greppo vines at least 25 years old; made only in exceptional vintages; aged for 36 months in Slavonian oak casks
- Greppo: the historic property, includes 5 ha of 40- to 70-year-old vines
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Biondi Santi
- Brunello di Montalcino Annata: from Greppo vines 10-25 years old; aged for 36 months in Slavonian oak casks
- Greppo: the historic property, includes 5 ha of 40- to 70-year-old vines
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Biondi Santi
- a.k.a. “Red Stripe” made in years when the estate deems the quality of fruit inadequate for labeling as Brunello; aged for 12 months in Slavonian oak casks
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Biondi Santi
- Rosso di Montalcino: a.k.a. “White Label”: from 5- to 10-year-old vines; aged for 12 months in Slavonian oak casks
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Poggio di Sotto
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
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Poggio di Sotto
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
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Poggio di Sotto
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
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Ciacci Piccolomini
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Santa Caterina d’Oro: a.k.a. Riserva Vigna di Pianrosso; made only in top vintages, from a selection of the best grapes from the Pianrosso vineyard; aged for four years in large, Slavonian oak barrels followed by 12 months in bottle
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Ciacci Piccolomini
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
- Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso: Produced from the Pianrosso vineyard in exceptional years. Aged for three years in large, Slavonian oak barrels followed by eight months in bottle.
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Ciacci Piccolomini
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
- Brunello di Montalcino Annata: aged for two years in large, Slavonian oak barrels followed by four months in bottle
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Ciacci Piccolomini
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
- Rosso di Montalcino: aged for one year in large, Slavonian oak barrels
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Altesino
- Winery Location: Montalcino
-exclusively from the Montosoli vineyard, made only in exceptional years; aged for four years in Slavonian oak and Allier barrique, followed by at least four months in bottle. Inaugural vintage 1975.
First Cru bottling
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Altesino
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva: aged for five years in Slavonian oak and four months in bottle. Inaugural vintage 1977.
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Altesino
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- 100% Sangiovese, fermented in steel with partial carbonic maceration, then aged in barrique for one year. Inaugural vintage 1989.
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Altesino
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- blend of equal parts Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, aged for one year in barrique
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Altesino
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- 80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot aged for six months in tank and three months in barrique
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Il Poggione
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Vigna Paganelli: exclusively from 40-year-old vines in I Paganelli vineyard; aged for four years in French oak barrels
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Il Poggione
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- Brunello di Montalcino: from vines at least 20 years old; aged for three years in French oak barrels
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Il Poggione
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- Rosso di Montalcino: aged for one year in French oak barrels and barriques
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Il Poggione
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- San Leopoldo: 50% Sangiovese aged in French oak barrels with 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc aged in French oak barriques
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Il Poggione
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- Sant’Antimo Vin Santo: aged for five years on the lees in 100-liter barrels
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Valdicava
- Winery Location: Montosoli
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Madonna del Piano - first vintage 1977
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Valdicava
- Winery Location: Montosoli
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Valdicava
- Winery Location: Montosoli
- First vintage in 2015
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Valdicava
- Winery Location: Montosoli
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Casanova di Neri
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Selezione: aged for 42 months in barrel and six in bottle
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Casanova di Neri
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Cerretalto Brunello di Montalcino: from the eponymous single vineyard; aged for 36 months in barrel and six in bottle
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Casanova di Neri
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Tenuta Nuova Brunello di Montalcino: aged for 36 months in barrel and six in bottle
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Casanova di Neri
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Pietradonice: Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 19 months in barrel and six in bottle
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Livio Sassetti (Pertimali)
- Winery Location: Montosoli
- The estate’s historical name is Podere Pertimali; labels bear both the Pertimali name and that of Livio Sassetti, who was an original founder of the local Consorzio
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Livio Sassetti (Pertimali)
- Winery Location: Montosoli
- The estate’s historical name is Podere Pertimali; labels bear both the Pertimali name and that of Livio Sassetti, who was an original founder of the local Consorzio
- Vigna Fili di Seta: 60% Sangiovese with 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 12 months in botti; the name means “silk threads”
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Conti Costanti
- Winery Location: Colle al Matrichese
- Tito Constanti was a Sienese count, lawyer and one of the first winemakers (alongside Clemente Santi) to label his wines as Brunello around 1865. But it wasn’t until the mid 1960s that the wines of Conti Constanti were made available to the public
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La Cerbaiola (Salvioni)
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- The estate does not produce a Riserva bottling
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La Cerbaiola (Salvioni)
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Rosso di Montalcino is made in either abundant vintages or in those Giulio deems less than excellent, when he opts to declassify the entire crop.
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La Torre
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- Aged for four years in Slavonian oak, with about 17% spending 18 months in French barrique.
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La Torre
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- blend of Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo and Alicante aged for one year in small oak casks. Inaugural vintage 2007.
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Uccelliera
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva: made from the oldest vines on the property and only in excellent vintages; aged for 36-42 months in Slavonian and French botti, plus 18 months in bottle
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Uccelliera
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
- Rapace: 70% Sangiovese, 20% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for 18 months in French oak barriques
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Mastrojanni
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
- Brunello di Montalcino Schiena d’Asino: aged for 42 months in large, Allier oak botti and one year in bottle
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Mastrojanni
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
- Brunello di Montalcino Vigna Loreto: Inaugural vintage 2012.
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Mastrojanni
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo dell’Abate
- San Pio: Blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon with 20% Sangiovese, aged for 18 months in French oak barrels followed by six months in bottle
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Silvio Nardi
- Winery Location: Casale del Bosco
- Brunello di Montalcino Manachiara: from 50-year-old vines in the Manachiara vineyard (known for its high calcium content)
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Silvio Nardi
- Winery Location: Casale del Bosco
- Merlot Sant’Antimo: from 6 ha in the Colombaiolo vineyard
Who is this producer?
Silvio Nardi
- Winery Location: Casale del Bosco
- Tùran Rosso Sant’Antimo: blend of Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Syrah and Colorino sourced from multiple vineyards
Who is this producer?
Silvio Nardi
- Winery Location: Casale del Bosco
- Brunello di Montalcino: from the best 70% of all hand-harvested grapes
Who is this producer?
Silvio Nardi
- Winery Location: Casale del Bosco
- Brunello di Montalcino: from the best 70% of all hand-harvested grapes
Who is this producer?
Il Paradiso di Manfredi
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva: aged in botti for four years
Who is this producer?
Poggio Antico
- Region of production: Brunello di Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva: aged for 12 months in French oak followed by 30 months in Slavonian oak, then 18 months in bottle
Who is this producer?
Poggio Antico
- Region of production: Brunello di Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Altero: aged for two years in French oak barrels and two years in bottle
- First vintage in 1983
Who is this producer?
Poggio Antico
- Winery Location: Montalcino
Madre: blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon
Who is this producer?
Poggio Antico
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Lemartine: blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot
Who is this producer?
Col d’Orcia
- Winery Location: Sant’Angello in Colle
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio al Vento: produced only in exceptional vintages
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Poggio al Vento in 1982
Who is this producer?
Col d’Orcia
- Winery Location: Sant’Angello in Colle
Who is this producer?
Col d’Orcia
- Winery Location: Sant’Angello in Colle
- Rosso di Montalcino Banditella: aged in French barrique
Who is this producer?
Col d’Orcia
- Winery Location: Sant’Angello in Colle
- Sant’Antimo Olmaia Cabernet
Who is this producer?
Col d’Orcia
- Winery Location: Sant’Angello in Colle
- Moscadello di Montalcino Pascena Late Harvest: fermented and aged in barrique
Who is this producer?
Pian dell’Orino
- Winery Location: Piandellorino
Who is this producer?
Pian dell’Orino
- Winery Location: Piandellorino
- Piandorino: from more prolific vines and made in a fruitier style, with a shorter fermentation and aging prior to release
Who is this producer?
Podere Salicutti
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Piaggione: aged for three years in wood, starting in smaller, French oak barrels and progressing into larger oak botti
Who is this producer?
Podere Salicutti
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Tre Vigne: aged for three years in wood, starting in smaller, French oak barrels and progressing into larger oak botti
Who is this producer?
Podere Salicutti
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva “Pian di Conte:” Sourced from the Peretaio vineyard. Aged in equal parts Slavonian oak and French oak barrels for three years, followed by one year in bottle.
Who is this producer?
Talenti
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- Trefolo Toscana IGT: Blend of Sangiovese, Syrah and Canaiolo.
Who is this producer?
Talenti
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- Rispollo Toscana IGT: Blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.
Who is this producer?
Argiano
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- Brunello di Montalcino
Who is this producer?
Argiano
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- Non Confunditur: blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, Merlot, Syrah aged in a combination of French oak barriques and Slavonian oak casks; name means “do not be mistaken” in Latin—a motto of the Lovatelli family, a former owner
Who is this producer?
Argiano
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- Solengo: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Syrah/Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot aged for 15-17 months in new, French oak barriques
Who is this producer?
Argiano
- Winery Location: Sant’Angelo in Colle
- Suolo: made from old-vine Sangiovese and aged in new, French oak barriques; name means “ground” in Italian
Who is this producer?
Fattoria dei Barbi
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino: a.k.a. “Blue Label”; aged for a few months in barriques followed by two years in Slavonian oak casks, then four months in bottle
- Year Established: 1790
- The Colombini family was Sienese nobility, active in local government since around the year 1,000 CE. In 1352, they arrived in Montalcino (where they built the Poggio alle Mura—now owned by Castello Banfi—and later the Villa Argiano), and in 1790 they founded the Fattoria dei Barbi. This is one of the oldest producers of Brunello di Montalcino, with bottles dating back to the late 1800s
- Today, the estate remains family-owned and operated by 20th generation Stefano Cinelli Colombini with enologist Paolo Salvi. Fattoria dei Barbi also owns property in Morellino di Scansano
Who is this producer?
Fattoria dei Barbi
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Vigna del Fiore: a.k.a. “White Label”; made only in excellent vintages from the best third of grapes in the Podere del Fiore vineyards; aging is the same as the Blue Label
- Year Established: 1790
- The Colombini family was Sienese nobility, active in local government since around the year 1,000 CE. In 1352, they arrived in Montalcino (where they built the Poggio alle Mura—now owned by Castello Banfi—and later the Villa Argiano), and in 1790 they founded the Fattoria dei Barbi. This is one of the oldest producers of Brunello di Montalcino, with bottles dating back to the late 1800s
- Today, the estate remains family-owned and operated by 20th generation Stefano Cinelli Colombini with enologist Paolo Salvi. Fattoria dei Barbi also owns property in Morellino di Scansano
Who is this producer?
Fattoria dei Barbi
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva: a.k.a. “Red Label”; made only in the best years and from a selection of grapes; aged for a few months in barriques followed by three years in Slavonian oak casks, then six months in bottle
- Year Established: 1790
- The Colombini family was Sienese nobility, active in local government since around the year 1,000 CE. In 1352, they arrived in Montalcino (where they built the Poggio alle Mura—now owned by Castello Banfi—and later the Villa Argiano), and in 1790 they founded the Fattoria dei Barbi. This is one of the oldest producers of Brunello di Montalcino, with bottles dating back to the late 1800s
- Today, the estate remains family-owned and operated by 20th generation Stefano Cinelli Colombini with enologist Paolo Salvi. Fattoria dei Barbi also owns property in Morellino di Scansano
Who is this producer?
Le Macioche
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
Who is this producer?
Le Macioche
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
Who is this producer?
Castello Banfi
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Poggio alle Mura Riserva: from 20-year-old vines near the Poggio alle Mura castle on the property
- 90% is aged for two years in French oak barriques, and 10% is aged in Slavonian oak casks, followed by blending and 12 months’ aging in bottle
Who is this producer?
Castello Banfi
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Poggio all’Oro: 100% Sangiovese from the eponymous vineyard; made only in exceptional years and aged in barriques for 30 months, then 12-18 months in bottle
Who is this producer?
Castello Banfi
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Brunello di Montalcino Castello Banfi: aged for two years in a combination of 350-liter barriques, 60-hl barrels and 120-hl barrels, then 8-12 months in bottle
Who is this producer?
Castello Banfi
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Belnero: mostly Sangiovese with a small percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot; aged in barriques (30% new) for 14 months
Who is this producer?
Castello Banfi
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- Cum Laude: 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 25% Sangiovese and 15% Syrah, vinified and aged separately for six months in barriques; the wine is then blended, aged for another six months in barriques and a final six months in bottle
Who is this producer?
Castello Banfi
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- SummuS: 40% Sangiovese, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Syrah, vinified and aged separately for 12 months in barriques; the wine is then blended, aged for another 8-10 months in barriques and a final six months in bottle
Who is this producer?
Castello Banfi
- Winery Location: Montalcino
- ExcelsuS: 60% Merlot with 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, vinified and aged separately for 12 months in barriques; the wine is then blended and aged for another 8 months in barriques
Who is this producer?
Montevertine
- Winery Location: Radda, Siena
- Montevertine Toscana IGP: 90% Sangiovese plus Colorino and Canaiolo. Aged two years in large Slavonian oak casks. Sourced from vines planted in 1982 on a south/southeast-facing slope. 2,000 cases produced. Labeled Chianti Classico Riserva in 1981, then Riserva from 1982 to 1999.
Who is this producer?
Montevertine
- Winery Location: Radda, Siena
- Pian del Ciampolo Toscana IGP: 90% Sangiovese plus Colorino and Canaiolo, sourced from an east/northeast-facing vineyard replanted in 2003.
Who is this producer?
Montevertine
- Winery Location: Radda, Siena
- Il Sodaccio Toscana IGP: 88% Sangiovese and 12% Canaiolo. Last vintage 1998; the vineyard, Il Sodaccio, was ripped up.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria di Fèlsina
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Chianti Classico Berardenga DOCG: 100% Sangiovese. Sometimes a Riserva. Sourced from a variety of vineyards.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria di Fèlsina
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna Rancia DOCG: 100% Sangiovese. Aged 18 to 24 months in new French oak. Inaugural vintage 1983.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria di Fèlsina
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Colonia DOCG: 100% Sangiovese. Aged 30 months in new French oak. Vineyard planted in 1993, with the first crop in 1997 and first vintage in 2006.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria di Fèlsina
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- I Sistri Toscana IGP: 100% Chardonnay. Fermented and aged in 225-liter French oak barrels with daily bâtonnage. Three additional months of bottle aging before release. Inaugural vintage 1987.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria di Fèlsina
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- I Sistri Toscana IGP: 100% Chardonnay. Fermented and aged in 225-liter French oak barrels with daily bâtonnage. Three additional months of bottle aging before release. Inaugural vintage 1987.
Who is this producer?
Fontodi
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence
- Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo: 100% Sangiovese. Contained Cabernet Sauvignon until the 2012 vintage. Aged in 50% new French barriques.
Who is this producer?
Fontodi
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence
- Case Via Colli Toscana Centrale IGP: Two wines produced, a Pinot Noir and a Syrah.
Who is this producer?
Fontodi
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence
- Case Via Colli Toscana Centrale IGP: Two wines produced, a Pinot Noir and a Syrah.
Who is this producer?
Isole e Olena
- Winery Location: Barberino Val d’Elsa, Florence
- Chianti Classico Gran Selezione: 80% Sangiovese, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 8% Syrah. Aged two years in French barriques and two years in large botti. Inaugural vintage 2006.
Who is this producer?
Isole e Olena
- Winery Location: Barberino Val d’Elsa, Florence
- Collezione Privata Rosso: Two wines, a 100% Syrah and a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Both see 25 to 40% new barriques, 20% American and the rest French.
Who is this producer?
Isole e Olena
- Winery Location: Barberino Val d’Elsa, Florence
- Collezione Privata Bianco: One wine: 100% Chardonnay that is barrel fermented and aged in 1/3 new French barrique. Occasional battonage.
Who is this producer?
Badia a Coltibuono
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG: Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Ciliegiolo, and Colorino. Aged two years in barrel.
Who is this producer?
Badia a Coltibuono
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Cultus Boni Chianti Classico: 80% Sangiovese, with Ciliegiolo, Colorino, Canaiolo, Mammolo, Foglia Tonda, Malvasia Nera, Sanforte, and Pugnitello. Aged 18 months in barrel.
Who is this producer?
Badia a Coltibuono
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Sangioveto Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese, highest quality grapes from the estate’s oldest vineyards. Aged 12 to 16 months in barrel. Made in the best vintages.
Who is this producer?
Badia a Coltibuono
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Montebello Toscana IGP: Mammolo, Ciliegiolo, Pugnitello, Colorino, Sanforte, Malvasia Nera, Canaiolo, Fogliatonda, and a little Sangiovese. Only made in 2011 and 2013. Aged 12 to 16 months in barrel.
Who is this producer?
Badia a Coltibuono
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Vin Santo del Chianti Classico: Malvasia and Trebbiano. Fermented and aged in small barrels called caratelli for six years.
Who is this producer?
Badia a Coltibuono
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Vin Santo del Chianti Classico Occhio de Pernice: 100% Sangiovese. Fermented and aged in caratelli for eight years.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Ama
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Riserva: 80 to 90% Sangiovese with Malvasia Nera, Canaiolo, and Merlot.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Ama
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Castello di Ama Chianti Classico Riserva: 80 to 90% Sangiovese with Malvasia Nera, Canaiolo, and Merlot.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Ama
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Bellavista: 82% Sangiovese and 18% Malvasia Nera from a single vineyard. Inaugural vintage 1978. Not made in every year, notably skipping 2007 to 2011.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Ama
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto La Casuccia: 80% Sangiovese and 20% Merlot from a single vineyard. Inaugural vintage 1985.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Ama
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Chianti Classico Gran Selezione San Lorenzo: 80% Sangiovese, 13% Merlot, and 7% Malvasia Nera. Working toward producing this as a single-vineyard wine. Inaugural vintage 2010.
Who is this producer?
Querciabella
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence (Chianti winery); Alberese (Maremma winery)
- Chianti Classico DOCG: Some vintages produced as a Riserva. 100% Sangiovese.
Who is this producer?
Querciabella
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence (Chianti winery); Alberese (Maremma winery)
- Batàr Toscana IGP: 50% each Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc (prior to 1992, it was a blend of Pinot Blanc and Pinot Grigio). Aged in 25% new 228-liter French oak with weekly bâtonnage.
Who is this producer?
Querciabella
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence (Chianti winery); Alberese (Maremma winery)
- Palafreno Toscana IGP: 100% Merlot aged in 25% new French oak for 18 months. 250 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 2000.
Who is this producer?
Querciabella
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence (Chianti winery); Alberese (Maremma winery)
- Mongrana Maremma Toscana IGP: 50% Sangiovese with 25% each Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Aged in cement and stainless steel. 11,000 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 2005.
Who is this producer?
Querciabella
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence (Chianti winery); Alberese (Maremma winery)
- Turpino Toscana IGP: Cabernet Franc, Merlot, and Syrah. Aged 16 months in 20% new French oak. 1,660 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 2007.
Who is this producer?
Volpaia
- Winery Location: Radda, Siena
- Chianti Classico Riserva Vigneto Coltassala: 95% Sangiovese and 5% Mammolo from the oldest and highest altitude vineyard, at 520 meters. Aged 18 months in new French oak. First released in 1980 as an IGT Super Tuscan. Released as Chianti Classico Riserva beginning with the 1996 vintage, when the DOCG first allowed 100% Sangiovese wines. Since the category was created in 2014, Coltassala has been bottled under Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG.
Who is this producer?
Volpaia
- Winery Location: Radda, Siena
- Il Puro Chianti Classico Gran Selezione: 100% Sangiovese from the Casanova Vineyard, planted in 2001. Aged 18 months in new French barriques. Inaugural vintage 2006.
Who is this producer?
Volpaia
- Winery Location: Radda, Siena
- Balifico Toscana IGP: 65% Sangiovese and 35% Cabernet Sauvignon from the Balifico Vineyard. Aged 18 months in new French oak.
Who is this producer?
Castell’in Villa
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Chianti Classico Riserva: 100% Sangiovese from carefully selected sites.
Who is this producer?
Castell’in Villa
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Santacroce Toscana IGP: 50% Sangiovese and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged in French barrique for 18 months. Considered by the estate as its flagship wine.
Who is this producer?
Castell’in Villa
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Poggio delle Rose Chianti Classico Riserva: 100% Sangiovese from vineyards planted by the current owners using selection massale. Aged in 100% new French barriques for 18 months.
Who is this producer?
Castello dei Rampolla
- Winery Location: Panzano, Florence
- Chianti Classico: Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Aged eight months in concrete and one year in old oak.
Who is this producer?
Castello dei Rampolla
- Winery Location: Panzano, Florence
- Sangiovese di S. Lucia Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese aged in terracotta amphora. 150 cases produced.
Who is this producer?
San Giusto a Rentennano
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Chianti Classico Riserva Le Baròncole: 97% Sangiovese and 3% Canaiolo. Aged in used French barriques. Inaugural Riserva vintage 1975. First labeled Baròncole in 2000.
Who is this producer?
San Giusto a Rentennano
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Percarlo Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese from the seven hectares that compose the estate’s top sites. Aged two years in French barriques. Inaugural vintage 1983.
Who is this producer?
San Giusto a Rentennano
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- La Ricolma Toscana IGP: 100% Merlot. Aged two years in French barriques. Inaugural vintage 1993.
Who is this producer?
Podere le Boncie
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Le Trame Toscana IGP: Mostly Sangiovese with other Tuscan varieties. Aged in neutral oak for two years. Inaugural vintage 1990.
Who is this producer?
Podere le Boncie
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Cinque Toscana IGP: Sangiovese, Mammolo, Colorino, Foglia Tonda, and Ciliegiolo. Aged in neutral oak for 18 months. Inaugural vintage 2006.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Monsanto
- Winery Location: Barberino Val d’Elsa, Florence
- Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna Il Poggio: 90% Sangiovese, 7% Canaiolo, and 3% Colorino. Aged 20 months in barrique. First bottled as a single vineyard in 1968.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Monsanto
- Winery Location: Barberino Val d’Elsa, Florence
- Fabrizio Bianchi Toscana IGP: 100% Chardonnay. Half is aged in five-hectoliter French barrels, the other half in stainless steel, followed by two years in bottle before release. Inaugural vintage 1980.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Monsanto
- Winery Location: Barberino Val d’Elsa, Florence
- Nemo Toscana IGP: Named for the Latin phrase nemo propheta in patria, meaning “no man is a prophet in his own land.” 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 18 months in French oak barrels followed by a year in bottle. Inaugural vintage 1982.
Who is this producer?
Domini Castellare di Castellina
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna Il Poggiale DOCG: 90% Sangiovese, 5% Canaiolo, and 5% Ciliegiolo. Aged two years in oak, 20% new French barriques. Inaugural vintage 1993.
Who is this producer?
Domini Castellare di Castellina
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Poggio ai Merli Toscana IGP: 100% Merlot. Aged 14 months in a mix of new and used 225-liter French oak. 300 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 1999.
Who is this producer?
Domini Castellare di Castellina
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Coniale Toscana IGP: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 18 months in a mix of new and used 225-liter French oak. 300 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 1988.
Who is this producer?
Domini Castellare di Castellina
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- I Sodi di San Niccolò Toscana IGP: 85% Sangioveto and 15% Malvasia Nera. Aged two years in a mix of new and used 225-liter French oak. 2,000 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 1979.
Who is this producer?
Domini Castellare di Castellina
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- I Sodi di San Niccolò Toscana IGP: 85% Sangioveto and 15% Malvasia Nera. Aged two years in a mix of new and used 225-liter French oak. 2,000 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 1979.
Who is this producer?
Domini Castellare di Castellina
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- I Sodi di San Niccolò Toscana IGP: 85% Sangioveto and 15% Malvasia Nera. Aged two years in a mix of new and used 225-liter French oak. 2,000 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 1979.
Who is this producer?
San Felice
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Il Grigio DOCG: Sangiovese blended with Abrusco, Pugnitello, Malvasia Nera, Ciliegiolo, and Mazzese.
Who is this producer?
San Felice
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Poggio Rosso DOCG: 100% Sangiovese from a single site.
Who is this producer?
San Felice
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Vigorello Toscana IGP: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pugnitello, and Petit Verdot. Aged 20 months in French oak barriques followed by 8 to 10 months in bottle. 3,000 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 1968.
Who is this producer?
San Felice
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Pugnitello Toscana IGP: 100% Pugnitello. Aged 18 to 20 months in 225-liter French barriques, followed by eight months in bottle. 750 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 2006.
Who is this producer?
San Felice
- Winery Location: Castelnuovo Berardenga, Siena
- Poggibano Toscana IGP: 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged one year in 225-liter French barriques followed by six months in bottle.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Fonterutoli (Mazzei)
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Gran Selezione: 92% Sangiovese, the remaining 8% Malvasia Nera and Colorino.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Fonterutoli (Mazzei)
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Ser Lapo Chianti Classico Riserva: 85% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Merlot. Aged 18 months in French barriques. A selection to commemorate the patriarch of the estate.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Fonterutoli (Mazzei)
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Siepi Toscana IGP: 50% Sangiovese and 50% Merlot sourced from a six-hectare vineyard. Aged in 70% new 225-liter French oak for 18 months. Inaugural vintage 1992.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Fonterutoli (Mazzei)
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Mix 36 Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese from 36 clones. Aged in 500-liter French oak for 22 months. Inaugural vintage 2008.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Fonterutoli (Mazzei)
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Poggio Badiola Toscana IGP: 70% Sangiovese and 30% Merlot. Aged in French and American oak for 10 months. Inaugural vintage 2011.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Fonterutoli (Mazzei)
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Philip Toscana IGP: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged in 30% new 500-liter French and American oak for two years. Inaugural vintage 2008.
Who is this producer?
Castello di Fonterutoli (Mazzei)
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Concerto Toscana IGP: 80% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 18 months in 70% new barriques. Estate fruit. Inaugural vintage 1981.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria di Rodáno
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Chianti Classico Vigna Viacosta: 100% Sangiovese. Aged 36 months in large old botti.
- Chianti Classico Riserva Vigna Viacosta: 100% Sangiovese. Aged four years in large old botti. Historically only produced a few years per decade. After the 2007 vintage, a large portion of the vineyard was replanted, and the wine has not been produced since.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria di Rodáno
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Mona Claudia Toscana IGP: 50% Sangiovese and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon. Final vintage was 2007, as the Cabernet Sauvignon that was planted within Viacosta was replaced with Sangiovese.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria di Rodáno
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Ca’ del Sarto Ardente Toscana IGP: 85% Sangiovese and 15% Merlot. Aged four months in large botti. Ardente refers to the large stones found in Chianti Classico vineyards that absorb and radiate heat in the evenings.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria di Rodáno
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Poggialupi Toscana IGP: 80% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% Merlot. Aged one year in large old botti.
Who is this producer?
Nittardi
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena; Montiano, Maremma
- Belcanto Chianti Classico: 90% Sangiovese and 10% Canaiolo, Colorino, and Malvasia Nero. Largest production, from vineyards at the Nittardi estate as well as some held further south in Castellina. Aged one year in used French tonneaux.
Who is this producer?
Nittardi
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena; Montiano, Maremma
- Chianti Classico Casanuova di Nittardi Vigna Doghessa: 100% Sangiovese from the single vineyard Doghessa, labeled with different art each year since 1981 to pay homage to Michelangelo. Aged 14 months in used French tonneaux.
Who is this producer?
Nittardi
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena; Montiano, Maremma
- Chianti Classico Riserva Selezionata: 95% Sangiovese and 5% Merlot made in better years. A selection from the best vineyard sites. Aged two years in French tonneaux, 30% new. Inaugural vintage 1985.
Who is this producer?
Nittardi
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena; Montiano, Maremma
- Nectar Dei Toscana IGP: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Petit Verdot, 15% Merlot, and 10% “secret grape varieties” from the Maremma property. Aged two years in barriques and tonneaux, 30% new.
Who is this producer?
Nittardi
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena; Montiano, Maremma
- Ad Astra Toscana IGP: 50% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 5% “secret varieties.” The second wine from the Maremma property. Aged 18 months in French barriques and tonneaux, 30% new.
Who is this producer?
Barone Ricasoli
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Castello di Brolio Chianti Classico, Riserva, and Gran Selezione: All use 80 to 90% Sangiovese with the addition of Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot. Petit Verdot is occasionally used.
Who is this producer?
Barone Ricasoli
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Castello di Brolio Chianti Classico, Riserva, and Gran Selezione: All use 80 to 90% Sangiovese with the addition of Cabernet Sauvignon and/or Merlot. Petit Verdot is occasionally used.
Who is this producer?
Barone Ricasoli
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Brolio Bettino Chianti Classico Riserva: 90% Sangiovese and 10% Colorino to commemorate the 1872 recipe.
Who is this producer?
Barone Ricasoli
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Colledila Chianti Classico Gran Selezione: 100% Sangiovese from a single vineyard. Aged 21 months in French oak, 40% new. Inaugural vintage 2007.
Who is this producer?
Barone Ricasoli
- Winery Location: Gaiole, Siena
- Historie Familie Toscana IGP: 95% Sangiovese and 5% Petit Verdot. Made only in 2011.
Who is this producer?
Podere Poggio Scalette
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence
- Chianti Classico: 100% Sangiovese di Lamole. Aged 10 months in lined ceramic vats. Inaugural vintage 2009.
- Chianti Classico from 20- to 90-year-old vines based on Lamole clone of Sangiovese, a derivative of Sangiovese Grosso
Who is this producer?
Podere Poggio Scalette
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence
- Il Carbonaione Alta Valle Della Greve IGP: 100% Sangiovese sourced from 90-year-old vines on a west/southwest-facing vineyard at approximately 1,500 feet elevation. Aged 15 months in a mix of new and one-year-old 350-liter barrels, consisting of 90% French and 10% American oak. 2,500 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 1992.
- Il Carbonaione is believed to be the first vineyard planted after World War I and phylloxera; the vines are among the oldest in Tuscany
Who is this producer?
Podere Poggio Scalette
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence
- Piantonaia: 100% Merlot. Aged 18 months in new French barriques. Inaugural vintage 1999.
Who is this producer?
Podere Poggio Scalette
- Winery Location: Greve, Florence
- Capogatto Alta Valle Della Greve IGP: 25% each of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot. Sourced from younger vines at 1,300 feet elevation on a south-facing slope. Aged 18 months in a mix of new and one-year-old 225-liter French barriques. 150 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 2007.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta di Bibbiano
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Bibbiano Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG : A higher percentage of Sangiovese used. Fermented in cement vats and aged in used tonneaux. Inaugural vintage 1973.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta di Bibbiano
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Bibbiano Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG : A higher percentage of Sangiovese used. Fermented in cement vats and aged in used tonneaux. Inaugural vintage 1973.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta di Bibbiano
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Capannino DOCG: Fermented in cement and aged in tonneaux and botti. Inaugural vintage 1988.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta di Bibbiano
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna Montornello DOCG: Fermented in cement and aged in tonneaux and large botti. Inaugural vintage 1982.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta di Bibbiano
- Winery Location: Castellina, Siena
- Bibbianaccio IGP: 50% Sangiovese, 45% Colorino, and the remainder Trebbiano and Malvasia Bianca. Grapes taken from all estate vineyards. Aged two years in tonneaux and botti. Inaugural vintage 2011.
Who is this producer?
Val delle Corti
- Winery Location: Radda, Siena
- Chianti Classico Riserva: 100% Sangiovese from the oldest vineyard sites. Made only in exceptional years. A combination of three weeks in stainless steel and two weeks in topless tonneaux, followed by two years in barriques and tonneaux.
Who is this producer?
Val delle Corti
- Winery Location: Radda, Siena
- Lo Straniero Vino di Tavola: 65% Sangiovese and 35% Merlot. Aged 18 months in stainless steel.
Who is this producer?
Val delle Corti
- Winery Location: Radda, Siena
- Il Campino Vino di Tavola: 100% Sangiovese. Aged one year in stainless steel.
Who is this producer?
Villa Cafaggio
- Winery Location: Panzano, Greve, Florence
- Chianti Classico Riserva: 100% Sangiovese. Aged 22 months in a mix of botti and tonneaux.
Who is this producer?
Villa Cafaggio
- Winery Location: Panzano, Greve, Florence
- Cortaccio Toscana IGP: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 18 months in new and used French barriques and tonneaux.
Who is this producer?
Villa Cafaggio
- Winery Location: Panzano, Greve, Florence
- San Martino Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese. Aged 18 months in new and used French barriques and tonneaux.
Who is this producer?
Il Borghetto
- Winery Location: San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence
- Clante Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese. Aged 20 to 24 months in oak and one year in bottle. Clante is the name the Etruscans gave to the hills now known as Chianti Classico. Barrel selection of a barrel selection from the best vines of the Il Borghetto estate.
Who is this producer?
Il Borghetto
- Winery Location: San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence
- Bilaccio Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese. Aged 16 to 20 months in oak and 6 months in barrel. Made from the first Sangiovese harvest from all parts of the estate.
Who is this producer?
Il Borghetto
- Winery Location: San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence
- Rosie Toscana IGP: 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 20% Sangiovese. Aged 20 to 24 months in oak and one year in bottle
Who is this producer?
Il Borghetto
- Winery Location: San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence
- Monte de Sassi Chianti Classico: 80% Sangiovese, the remaining 20% a blend of Cannaiolo, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. Aged 18 months in oak and at least 6 in bottle.
Who is this producer?
Il Borghetto
- Winery Location: San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence
- Monte de Sassi Chianti Classico: 80% Sangiovese, the remaining 20% a blend of Cannaiolo, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. Aged 18 months in oak and at least 6 in bottle.
Who is this producer?
Il Borghetto
- Winery Location: San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence
- Collina 21 Toscana IGP: A fluctuating blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, and Merlot.
Who is this producer?
Il Borghetto
- Winery Location: San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence
- Collina 21 Toscana IGP: A fluctuating blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Sangiovese, and Merlot.
Who is this producer?
Il Borghetto
- Winery Location: San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence
- Montigiano Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese, all purchased grapes and the first non-estate grown wine from Il Borghetto. One year in a mix of concrete and oak vats and three months in bottle prior to release. Makes up over 50% of the total production.
Who is this producer?
Antinori nel Chianti Classico
- Winery Location: San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence
- Peppoli Chianti Classico DOCG: 90% Sangiovese, 10% Syrah and Merlot, with Malvasia sometimes added. Varieties are fermented separately in stainless steel, then blended before aging primarily in large Slavonian oak, with 10% in small barriques. Inaugural vintage 1985.
- Peppoli (100 ha): 50 ha planted to vines, mainly Sangiovese with a small amount of Syrah, Merlot, and Malvasia.
Who is this proudcer?
Antinori nel Chianti Classico
- Winery Location: San Casciano Val di Pesa, Florence
- Badia a Passignano Chianti Classico Gran Selezione: 100% Sangiovese. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks on the skins for 10 days, with an additional two weeks on skins prior to being pressed into large oak tanks. Racked into Hungarian oak barriques for a minimum of one year. Inaugural vintage 1987. Bottled as Chianti Classico Riserva until 2009. It is now a Gran Selezione every year.
- Badia a Passignano (220 ha): 56 ha planted to vineyards, 100% Sangiovese.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta San Guido
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Guidalberto Toscana IGP: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. Aged in primarily French oak with a small portion of American oak. 23,000 case production. Inaugural vintage 2000.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta San Guido
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Le Difese Toscana IGP: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Sangiovese. Aged in barrels previously used for Guidalberto. 27,000 case production. Inaugural vintage 2002.
Who is this producer?
Ornellaia
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Ornellaia Bianco Toscana IGP: Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier. Aged in 30% new French oak for one year with an additional six months in bottle. Malolactic fermentation is blocked. Inaugural vintage 2013.
Who is this producer?
Ornellaia
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Le Serre Nuove Bolgheri DOC: Produced from younger vines that will eventually be used for Ornellaia. Aged in 25% new French oak for 15 months with an additional 6 months in bottle.
Who is this producer?
Ornellaia
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Masseto Toscana IGP: 100% Merlot. First released in 1986 as Merlot under the Ornellaia label; “Masseto” appeared on the label the following year. The earliest labels listed both Antinori and Tenuta dell’Ornellaia. The Antinori name was removed when ownership changed, and the wine remained under the umbrella of Tenuta dell’Ornellaia through 2006. In 2007, the Masseto estate was registered as an independent winery. However, this company is also owned by Frescobaldi, with the same winemaking team as Ornellaia.
Who is this producer?
Le Macchiole
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Paleo Bianco Toscana IGP: Produced from Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc and aged for six months in oak. 300 case production. Inaugural vintage 1991.
Who is this producer?
Tua Rita
- Region of Production: Maremma, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Suvereto, Livorno
- Giusto di Notri Toscana IGP: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc. Aged in one-year-old French oak for 18 months. 2,300 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 1992.
Who is this producer?
Tua Rita
- Region of Production: Maremma, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Suvereto, Livorno
- Perlato del Bosco Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese (2002 and 2010 vintages included Cabernet Sauvignon). Aged in a mix of neutral French oak and 35-hectoliter oak vats. 3,300 cases produced. Inaugural vintage 1992.
Who is this producer?
Ca’ Marcanda (Gaja)
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Magari Toscana IGP: Produced from Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc. Aged in oak barrels for one year.
Who is this producer?
Ca’ Marcanda (Gaja)
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Ca’ Marcanda Bolgheri DOC: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc. Aged in barrique for 18 months, plus a year in bottle. Inaugural vintage 2000.
Who is this producer?
Ca’ Marcanda (Gaja)
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Vistamare Toscana IGP: Produced from Vermentino and Viognier. Each aged for six months before blending, Viognier in oak barrels and Vermentino in stainless steel. Labeled as Toscano IGP because some of the fruit comes from Livorno. Inaugural vintage 2009.
Who is this producer?
Grattamacco
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- L’Alberello Bolgheri Rosso Superiore DOC: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Merlot. Named for the vine-training method Alberello. Aged 18 months in new and used French barrique.
Who is this producer?
Grattamacco
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Bolgheri Rosso DOC: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10 % Merlot, and 10% Sangiovese.
Who is this producer?
Grattamacco
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Grattamacco Bolgheri Vermentino DOC: 100% Vermentino. Fermented in half stainless steel and half used oak.
Who is this producer?
Grattamacco
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Grattamacco Bolgheri Vermentino DOC: 100% Vermentino. Fermented in half stainless steel and half used oak.
Who is this producer?
Grattamacco
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Grattamacco Bolgheri Vermentino DOC: 100% Vermentino. Fermented in half stainless steel and half used oak.
Who is this producer?
Grattamacco
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Grattamacco Bolgheri Vermentino DOC: 100% Vermentino. Fermented in half stainless steel and half used oak.
Who is this producer?
Grattamacco
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Grattamacco Bolgheri Vermentino DOC: 100% Vermentino. Fermented in half stainless steel and half used oak.
Who is this producer?
Bibi Graetz
- Region of Production: Florence, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Fiesole, Florence
- Testamatta Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese from over 35-year-old vines. Aged in 225-liter French oak for 18 months, followed by 6 months in bottle. 1,200 case production. Inaugural vintage 2000.
Who is this producer?
Bibi Graetz
- Region of Production: Florence, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Fiesole, Florence
- Colore Toscana IGP: 33% each Sangiovese, Colorino, and Canaiolo sourced from 60-year-old vines. Aged in 225-liter French oak for 21 months, followed by a year in bottle. 75 case production. Inaugural vintage 2001.
Who is this producer?
Bibi Graetz
- Region of Production: Florence, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Fiesole, Florence
- Canaiolo Toscana IGP: 100% Canaiolo from over 60-year-old vines. Aged 18 to 20 months in 225-liter French oak, followed by 6 months in bottle. 150 case production. Inaugural vintage 2004.
Who is this producer?
Bibi Graetz
- Region of Production: Florence, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Fiesole, Florence
- Testamatta Soffocone di Vincigliata Toscana IGP: Primarily Sangiovese with Canaiolo and Colorino, sourced from a single vineyard. Aged in French oak for 15 to 18 months.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria Le Pupille
- Region of Production: Maremma, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Grosseto, Grosseto
- Morellino di Scansano Riserva DOCG: 90% Sangiovese and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Labeled Morellino Riserva before the establishment of the DOCG. Inaugural vintage 1978 as Elisabetta first wine.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria Le Pupille
- Region of Production: Maremma, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Grosseto, Grosseto
- Morellino di Scansano Riserva DOCG: 90% Sangiovese and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Labeled Morellino Riserva before the establishment of the DOCG. Inaugural vintage 1978 as Elisabetta first wine.
Who is this proudcer?
Fattoria Le Pupille
- Region of Production: Maremma, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Grosseto, Grosseto
- Morellino di Scansano DOCG: 85% Sangiovese, 10% Alicante, and 5% Malvasia Nera. Inaugural vintage 1985.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria Le Pupille
- Region of Production: Maremma, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Grosseto, Grosseto
- Saffredi Toscana IGP: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 10% Petit Verdot. From the namesake vineyard in Perata. Named for Elisabetta’s father, Fredi, who planted the vineyard but didn’t live to drink the wine it produced. Inaugural vintage 1987.
Who is this producer?
Fattoria Le Pupille
- Region of Production: Maremma, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Grosseto, Grosseto
- Poggio Valente Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese. Inaugural vintage 1997.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori)
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Matarocchio Toscana IGP: 100% Cabernet Franc. Produced from the best barrel selections of Cabernet Franc. Aged for 18 months in 100% new French oak. Inaugural vintage 2007.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta Guado al Tasso (Antinori)
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Il Bruciato Bolgheri DOC: 50 to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 10 to 20% Syrah. Primary fermentation in stainless steel, followed by malolactic fermentation and aging in new French oak for 8 months. Aged 16 months in bottle before release. Inaugural vintage 2002.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta Guado al Tasso
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Cont’Ugo Bolgheri DOC: 100% Merlot. Inaugural vintage 2011. Primary fermentation in stainless steel, followed by malolactic fermentation and aging in 33% new French oak for one year. Aged six months in bottle before release. Inaugural vintage 2011.
Who is this producer?
Michele Satta
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Piastraia Bolgheri Superiore DOC: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Syrah. Aged 18 to 24 months in 20% new French barriques. Inaugural vintage 1991.
- A pioneer of the region, Satta brought Viognier, Syrah, and Teroldego to Bolgheri, and he was also the first to make single-variety wines from Sangiovese and Vermentino
Who is this producer?
Michele Satta
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- I Castagni Bolgheri Superiore DOC: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Teroldego, and 10% Syrah. Aged two years in French barriques, one-third each new, second pass, and third pass. Aged 18 months in bottle.
- A pioneer of the region, Satta brought Viognier, Syrah, and Teroldego to Bolgheri, and he was also the first to make single-variety wines from Sangiovese and Vermentino
Who is this producer?
Michele Satta
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Cavaliere Toscana IGP: 100% Sangiovese, aged two years in used barriques.
- A pioneer of the region, Satta brought Viognier, Syrah, and Teroldego to Bolgheri, and he was also the first to make single-variety wines from Sangiovese and Vermentino
Who is this producer?
Michele Satta
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Costa di Giulia Bolgheri Bianco DOC: 70% Vermentino and 30% Sauvignon Blanc. This wine was originally 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Aged six months in stainless steel.
- A pioneer of the region, Satta brought Viognier, Syrah, and Teroldego to Bolgheri, and he was also the first to make single-variety wines from Sangiovese and Vermentino
Who is this producer?
Capezzana
- Region of Production: Carmignano, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Carmignano, Prato
- Barco Reale di Carmignano DOC: About 70% Sangiovese with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Canaiolo. Aged in 25-hectoliter French oak for one year, followed by three months of bottle age.
Who is this producer?
Capezzana
- Region of Production: Carmignano, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Carmignano, Prato
- Sessanta Toscana IGP: 100% Merlot from the Ghiaie della Furba Vineyard. Aged in French barriques for 15 months followed by 18 months in bottle. 300 case production. Inaugural vintage 2007, in honor of Ugo and his wife’s 60th anniversary (sessanta means “sixty”).
Who is this producer?
Rocca di Frassinello
- Region of Production: Maremma Toscana, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Gavorrano, Grosseto
- Baffonero Maremma Toscana DOC: 100% Merlot. Aged in new barriques for 14 months.
Who is this producer?
Rocca di Frassinello
- Region of Production: Maremma Toscana, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Gavorrano, Grosseto
- La Sughere di Frassinello Maremma Toscana DOC: 50% Sangioveto, 25% Merlot, and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 10 months in 50% new barriques.
Who is this producer?
Rocca di Frassinello
- Region of Production: Maremma Toscana, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Gavorrano, Grosseto
- La Sughere di Frassinello Maremma Toscana DOC: 50% Sangioveto, 25% Merlot, and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 10 months in 50% new barriques.
Who is this producer?
Rocca di Frassinello
- Region of Production: Maremma Toscana, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Gavorrano, Grosseto
- Ornello Maremma Toscana DOC: 40% Sangiovese, 20% Syrah, 20% Merlot, and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged 10 months in 50% new barriques.
Who is this producer?
Rocca di Frassinello
- Region of Production: Maremma Toscana, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Gavorrano, Grosseto
- Poggio alla Guardia Maremma Toscana DOC: 45% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 15% Sangiovese from the estate’s original plot. Aged in stainless steel and concrete.
Who is this producer?
Rocca di Frassinello
- Region of Production: Maremma Toscana, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Gavorrano, Grosseto
- Poggio alla Guardia Vigne Alte Maremma Toscana DOC: Similar blend to the above wine, but with the addition of Syrah. The Vigne Alta is a slightly higher plot within the vineyard. Aged in stainless steel and concrete.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta Argentiera
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Argentiera Bolgheri Superiore DOC: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet Franc. Aged 18 months in over 50% new French barriques.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta Argentiera
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Villa Donoratico Bolgheri DOC: 40 to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20 to 30% Cabernet Franc, plus Merlot and Petit Verdot. Aged one year in half new and half used French barriques.
Who is this producer?
Tenuta Argentiera
- Region of Production: Bolgheri, Tuscany
- Winery Location: Castagneto Carducci, Livorno
- Villa Donoratico Bolgheri DOC: 40 to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20 to 30% Cabernet Franc, plus Merlot and Petit Verdot. Aged one year in half new and half used French barriques.
