We are delighted to welcome the owner of Tenuta Capezzana, Beatrice Contini Bonacossi who will guide us through their range of wines.
Tuesday 18th March 2025, 7.30pm
£60 pp to include Italian-inspired small plates; cheese and charcuterie, alongside a couple of hot dishes.
We have been selling these lovely wines on and off for over 30 years. They are extremely well-rated by critics and this tasting is the perfect chance to experience the skilled winemaking from this Tuscan estate.
The wines being tasted will include the Trebbiano white and several outstanding reds from the Estate, including the famed Carmignano and the legendary Ghaie della Furba. We will finish the tasting with the awesome Vin Santo.
A history of Tenuta Capezzana
Capezzana, in the Carmignano zone to the west of Florence, is owned and run by the Contini Bonacossi family who are the latest in a long line of owners. The history of the estate has been found to stretch back to 804 AD. This is evidenced by contracts to rent vines and olive groves at Capezzana, signed in this period, which exist in the archives in Florence.
Today, the responsibility for ensuring the continuation of such longevity lies with the fourth generation of the Contini Bonacossi family. Beatrice Contini Bonacossi looks after all marketing and communication aspects, while her sister Benedetta is in charge of winemaking. Franco Bernabei is their consultant winemaker, under whose guidance the Capezzana wines have achieved additional focus and personality.
The estate comprises 80 hectares of vineyard and 30,000 olive trees, all of which are farmed organically. The wines were certified organic from the 2015 vintage. Capezzana’s reds display supple and silky tannins combined with luminous fruit. The range includes the 100% Sangiovese ’Ugo Contini Bonacossi’, the ‘Villa di Capezzana’ Carmignano made with 80% Sangiovese and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the Bordeaux blend ‘Ghiaie della Furba’ made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot grapes, planted on gravelly soils (Ghiaie) near the Furba stream after which the wine is named.
