Montesodi
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2036
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Classic Tuscan Bistecca alla Fiorentina, slow-cooked wild boar ragu with pappardelle, and aged Pecorino Toscano cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Hailing from the historic Castello Nipozzano estate in the rugged Chianti Rufina territory, Montesodi is a landmark of Tuscan viticulture. First created in 1974 by the Frescobaldi family—whose winemaking legacy spans over 700 years and once supplied the Renaissance courts of Europe—Montesodi was among the very first single-vineyard, 100% Sangiovese wines produced in the region. The vineyard sits at an elevation of 400 meters on a bed of stony, schistous clay known locally as galestro. This unique terroir, combined with the cooler microclimate of Rufina, coaxes an extraordinary elegance and mineral tension from the Sangiovese grape. Aged traditionally in Austrian and French oak casks, Montesodi is celebrated for its aristocratic structure, vibrant acidity, and complex aromas of dark cherry, dried violet, and graphite.
🍾 About the Producer
Tracing its viticultural origins to 1308, Marchesi Frescobaldi is an iconic Florentine noble dynasty that has shaped Tuscan winemaking across thirty generations. Spanning celebrated historical holdings—including Castello Nipozzano in Chianti Rùfina, Castello Pomino, Tenuta Castiglioni, CastelGiocondo in Montalcino, and the social viticulture initiative on the penal island of Gorgona—the family stewards diverse terroirs ranging from galestro-rich hills to cool-climate Apennine elevations. Frescobaldi practices certified sustainable viticulture under Tuscany's AgriQualità protocol, tailoring canopy management and soil stewardship to site-specific conditions. In the cellar, their philosophy honors regional typicity while embracing technical precision, vinifying with calibrated temperature control and aging across fine-grained oak barriques and traditional casks. The portfolio showcases an expansive spectrum of expressions: high-elevation Chardonnay and Pinot Nero in the pioneering Pomino Benefizio Riserva and Leonia Brut sparkling wines, mineral-driven Ansonica-Vermentino field blends from Gorgona, alongside age-worthy, structured Sangiovese icons such as Nipozzano Riserva and CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino.