FONTODI

Tenuta Fontodi is located in the heart of Chianti, in the valley south of Panzano, in the so-called Conca d’Oro; here we find a terroir that has always been renowned for its vocation for the cultivation of vines, in particular Sangiovese, thanks to

Tenuta Fontodi is located in the heart of Chianti, in the valley south of Panzano, in the so-called Conca d’Oro; here we find a terroir that has always been renowned for its vocation for the cultivation of vines, in particular Sangiovese, thanks to a perfect combination of altitude, soil composition, brightness and microclimate. Fontodi was purchased in 1968 by the Manetti family, a family dedicated for centuries to another typical activity of Chianti: the production of ceramics and terracotta. In fact it is to Domitian and Dino Manetti that we owe the production of the tiles used for the renovation of the dome of the Florence Cathedral and also for the flooring of the Uffizi Museum.

In 1980 the whole family moved to the villa of the estate, which until then had been used as a country house, and here the sons Giovanni and Marco began to take an interest in wine, supported by the oenologist Franco Barnabei.

With the grapes of the 1980 harvest, alongside the traditional wines, the "Flaccianello della Pieve" is born, produced with absolutely new methods compared to traditional culture, which is a huge success.

Today Fontodi represents a winery capable of expressing in every bottle all the essence of the Conca d'Oro terroir, thanks also to an organic management of the vineyard and an address in the cellar, for years in the hands of Franco Bernabei, able to underline to the maximum the qualities of the company crus.