Toscana Gorgona Rosso
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted game birds, grilled lamb chops infused with Mediterranean herbs, or aged Tuscan pecorino cheese.
✨ Technical Specifications
Frescobaldi's Gorgona Rosso is born from a remarkable social and viticultural partnership on the island of Gorgona, the smallest island of the Tuscan Archipelago and home to Europe's last active penal colony. Since 2012, Frescobaldi agronomists and enologists have worked hand-in-hand with inmates, teaching them professional viticulture to aid their rehabilitation and societal reintegration. This rare red wine is crafted primarily from Sangiovese and Vermentino Nero, grown in a tiny, wind-swept vineyard facing the Mediterranean. The vines thrive in mineral-rich, volcanic soils, constantly bathed in salty sea breezes and intense island sun. The wine is aged with care, often utilizing terracotta jars to preserve its pure fruit expression, resulting in a red that beautifully reflects its wild maritime terroir with notes of Mediterranean macchia, dark cherry, and a distinct saline finish.
🍾 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.