Capezzana's New Releases

“This was a truly inspiring range with the 1931 (yes, 1931) in great condition.”
Jancis Robinson, Capezzana of Carmignano – 2004 back to 1931. www.jancisrobinson.com

“Count Ugo Contini Bonacossi, now in this 70’s, is undoubtedly one of the most significant figures in Tuscan and indeed Italian viticulture of the twentieth century.”
Nicolas Belfrage, Brunello to Zibibbo

“This is a set of surprisingly intense wines from Capezzana, one of the historic names in Carmignano.” Antonio Galloni, Wine Advocate, 2011

Because of its tiny size, Carmignano is one of Tuscany’s least known regions, and yet it has a long history of quality wine production. So renowned were the wines of Carmignano, the Grand Duke of Tuscany (Cosimo III in 1716) famously decreed a proclamation restricting the use of its name and tying its sole production to a geographical boundary. Thus, Carmignano became one of Italy’s first designated wine regions. By the mid 20th century however, it had almost slipped off the radar, before Count Ugo Contini Bonacossi resuscitated it. Decades on, and an incredible amount of hard work later, Capezzana’s Carmignano vineyards - tucked away in the rocky, bucolic hills, west of Florence - are some of Tuscany’s most respected. The Estate’s top wine is, without question, Carmignano’s First Growth and its ability to age superbly has been the subject of many a eulogy.

Capezzana have an enviable array of densely planted old vines on rocky vineyards of clay, schist and limestone. The best, old vine fruit is now solely reserved for the Villa Di Capezzana while the younger material energizes the Barco Reale label. Far from the fashion and vogue of Tuscany’s wine trendsetters, the Contini Bonacossi family, with spritely patriarch Ugo still very much at the helm,... learn more