OUR IGT WINES (Indication of Typical Geographical area)

GHIAIE DELLA FURBA Tech sheet Scores

was created in 1979 when Ugo and Vittorio Contini Bonacossi decided to create a wine in Carmignano with a Bordeaux blend of grape varieties . The first vineyard, made up of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Merlot, was situated on the pebbly, alluvial soil of the Furba stream, after which the wine is named.
In 1992 the S. Alessandro vineyard (entirely Cabernet Sauvignon) became productive and the wine's blend of grape varieties was modified. In 1998 we added Syrah grapes. Today the wine is produced from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Merlot (30%) and Syrah (10%): Ghiaie della Furba is matured for a year in barriques and laid down for a further 12 months in bottles.

TREBBIANO Tech sheet Scores

this is the estate's newest vinification of this grape and greatest challenge, produced for the first time in 2000 in order to bring the Trebbiano vine variety back to the forefront of Tuscan wine making. The judicious selection of clones, hard pruning, rigorous thinning out and late harvesting ensure a very rich must, which is fermented and matured in tonneaux, acquiring elegant secondary perfumes; the wine ages well.

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