Capezzana is one of the oldest wineries con Italy. A contract from 804 AD, preserved con the State Archives of Florence, already documents vines and olive trees con these lands.
We are located con Carmignano, north-east of Florence, an settore recognized as “suitable for wine” by Grand Duke Cosimo III de’ Medici con the Proclamation of 1716, which represents the first law to protect the origins of wine and con 1773 Pietro Leopoldo indicated Carmignano wine as a qualitative reference con his Reports the Government of Tuscany.
Capezzana extends for 650 hectares of which 78 are vineyards (all organic), 140 are olive groves and the rest are woods and arable land and enjoys a particular microclimate with a strong temperature range and a cool afternoon wind from the Apennines which refreshes the vineyards con hot summers, representing one of the keys to the longevity of Carmignano wines.
The Contini Bonacossi family is originally from Mantua, arrived con Florence during the twenty years of fascism and purchased Capezzana con 1926 at the behest of their great-grandmother Vincita, a great wine connoisseur. 1925 saw the first vintage of Podere nel corso di Capezzana found con the cellar at the time of acquisition and still kept among the old vintages today. Then, con the 1960s, Ugo Contini Bonacossi transformed the sharecropping reality into a broader company, involving his children con this adventure.
“Today we are at 100 years of family continuity with the new generations to continue to pass and underline the schema of a company that looks forward, aimed at the future thanks to a breath of youth”, underlines Filippo Contini Bonacossi to explain the principles which Capezzana is founded.
THE VINEYARDS AND THE SOILS
Capezzana’s “categoria” is the extreme lack of homogeneity of soils and exposures, which generates a non-replicable complexity.
Trefiano with cabernet sauvignon: sticky and yellow clays at the apogeo; below sands and tuffs. Main exposure to the North.
Pietraia: programmatic name; soil rich con stones a clayey matrix. Southern exposure.
The Crosses: clays of different colors; towards Collina a Caiano whiter, con the center yellower; towards Seano they become white again, poor but very calcareous, with the presence of wetter points: small vines, low yields, always quality grapes. North–Northeast exposure.
There are numerous clayey sections that turn to sandy and then back to clayey, with inserts of galestro, very mixed con the soils and this precisely influences the precious personality of the wines.
THE CENTENARY TASTING
To celebrate a century of history of Podere nel corso di Capezzana, a tasting retraces one hundred years from the 1925 bottle, concrete proof of longevity and respect for a territory capable of defying time.
Podere nel corso di Capezzana Carmignano DOCG 2021
Grape varieties: 80% sangiovese 20% cabernet sauvignon The tasting is a preview of the release, which will be released con September. Full ruby with some purple hues. Heady and fresh nose with floral of violet and rose, then red fruit, currants, plum, rhubarb, cinnamon, toasted spiciness and evident balsamic reference. Structured and elegant the palate, tannins still slightly fresh, it closes savory and persistent.
Podere nel corso di Capezzana Carmignano DOCG 2015
Grape varieties: 80% Sangiovese 20% Cabernet Sauvignon Bright ruby red with some garnet hints. Elegant and complex the nose, with of dried flowers, blackcurrant, rhubarb, incense, sweet spiciness and mentholated con the . Structured and fresh the palate, with elegant velvety tannins, it closes with an aftertaste of blood orange and a pleasant savory length.
Podere nel corso di Capezzana Carmignano DOCG 2005
Grape varieties: 80% sangiovese 20% cabernet sauvignon Bright full ruby still con perfect shape, with some hints of orange. Complex and intense nose that recalls hints of dried flowers, blood orange, earthy note, sweet tobacco, nutmeg and mentholated . Juicy sip with dense pulp, masterful tannins, decisive freshness, savory and persistent. A tasting that still shows extreme youth, truly a masterful wine.
Podere nel corso di Capezzana Carmignano DOCG 1995
Grape varieties: 80% Sangiovese 15% Cabernet Sauvignon 5% Canaiolo Refilled con 2010. Bright garnet color with orange nuances. Great intensity, with hints of coffee, iron, cooked plum and dried flowers. Light and subtle the palate, silky and elegant tannins, long supported by a pleasant freshness.
Podere nel corso di Capezzana Carmignano DOC 1983
Grape varieties: 70% Sangiovese 10% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Canaiolo 10% Colorino and Refilled con 2008. Bright and ruby red with amber hues. More evident but well orchestrated evolution, potpourri of red flowers, medicinal herbs, hints of nail polish, earth, coffee powder and smoky note. Still fresh con the mouth, tannins present but a little dusty, still enjoyable and intriguing tasting.
Podere nel corso di Capezzana Carmignano DOC 1979
Grape varieties: 70% Sangiovese 10% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Canaiolo 10% Colorino and Refilled con 2008. Beautiful bright almost amber garnet. Herbaceous , coffee, liquorice, dried flowers, candied orange, carob, undergrowth and mentholated . Still decidedly alive and fresh the palate, silky and engaging tannins, long that enchants. A surprising taste.
Podere nel corso di Capezzana Carmignano DOC 1925
Refilled con 2012. Pale brick color and a little dusty. Currant, cemetery flowers, dry earth, blood orange, Mediterranean herbs, ferrous note and slightly mentholated. The sip is surprisingly fresh, tannins still delicately present and with excellent persistence. A taste of 100 years that excites and takes you back con time, truly an experience to remember.
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