The "Tenuta di Capezzana" winery is located in the municipality of Carmignano (province of Prato) in the Italian region of Tuscany. A lease contract from the year 804 testifies that olive trees and vines were already cultivated in Capezzana 1200 years ago. The winery has a long and varied history with many owners. These included the Cantucci family, related to the Medici, Marchesi Bourbon del Monte, Adimari Morelli, Franchetti Rothschild and finally, since 1920, the Contini Bonacossi family. The oldest part of the buildings dates back to the 15th century, the villa and the wine cellar to the 16th century. Beatrice Contini Bonacossi is the sales manager, Franco Barnabei the oenologist and Benedetta Contini Bonacossi the winemaker.
The total estate covers 650 hectares of land, of which 140 hectares are olive groves and 70 hectares are vineyards. The white wine varieties Trebbiano Toscano (a vineyard-own clone), Chardonnay and San Colombano (Verdea), as well as the red wine varieties Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Canaiolo Nero, Merlot and Syrah are cultivated and processed. For many years, the vineyards have been cultivated according to the rules of organic farming certified by BIOAGRICERT for wines and olive oils.
The premium wines of the house are the two DOCG red wines Carmignano "Villa di Capezzana" (80% Sangiovese and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon; aged 12 months in barrel and 12 months in bottle) and Trefiano (80% Sangiovese, 10% Cabernet and 10% Canaiolo Nero; aged 16 months in barrels and over a year in bottle), as well as the IGT wine "Ghiaie della Furba" (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 10% Syrah; aged one year in barrels, two years in bottle). Around 350,000 bottles of wine are produced annually. About 55% are exported, mainly to England, the USA, Germany and Canada. The winery is a member of the Donne del vino, Strada del vino and Movimento turismo del vino associations.
