Il Carnasciale

The story of how Podere Il Carnasciale came to be sounds almost like a fairy tale. This is because the farm located between the Apennines and the Chianti Classico region in Mercatale Valdarno, a village in the province of Arezzo, has brought a largely unknown grape variety back to life. Around 50 years ago, agronomist Remigio Bordini discovered a vine in an old vineyard in the Colli Euganei near Padua that turned out to be a natural cross between Cabernet Franc and Merlot. He therefore named it Caberlot. After meeting with Bordini and the oenologist Vittorio Fiore in the 1980s, the German advertising expert Wolf Rogosky decided to produce a delicious wine from this rarity. Since the 1988 vintage, the Caberlot has reigned supreme in the estate, which the Rogosky family acquired in 1972 with the intention of creating something special.

A gem in family hands.

Il Carnasciale is a family business, with three generations now responsible for the fortunes of the winery. Bettina Rogosky, son Moritz and daughter Carla-Elle run the Podere Il Carnasciale as a successful triumvirate. The trio is completed by oenologist Marco Maffei and Francesco and Remigio Bordini, who assist the winery as consultant agronomists.

Elegant, powerful and unique - Il Caberlot.

Even after Wolf Rogosky's death (✝1996), Caberlot has lost none of its original aura. The range, which initially consisted of one wine, has now grown to three wines. The undisputed star of the company is the cult wine Il Caberlot, which is mainly bottled unfiltered in magnum and double magnum formats. Bettina Rogosky names three important success factors for the Caberlot: The diverse characteristics of the vine, the terroir and the work carried out exclusively by hand and characterised by few technical interventions in the three plots owned by the company. The following two wines round off the fine range: Carnasciale is bottled in 0.75 litre bottles, which leave the winery after 6 months. Ottantadue is the third wine, a single-varietal Sangiovese, which matures for 14 months in stainless steel and is also bottled in 0.75 litre bottles.

Craftsmanship with the highest precision & perfection.

A lot of work is done by hand at the winery with care and passion, and this commitment is the basis for the impressive success. The wines of Il Carnasciale have been a firm favourite not only with connoisseurs and aficionados, but also in the hearts of international wine critics for decades. The vineyards of Podere Il Carnasciale were planted exclusively with Caberlot in 1986, 1999 and 2004 at a very high density of 10,000 vines per hectare. The family business cultivates organically certified vines. In the vineyard, the yield per hectare is limited to 30 hectolitres. Harvesting begins when the fruit has reached phenolic ripeness.

After the grapes have been destemmed, the must is fermented in small stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature. During the vinification process, malolactic fermentation is initiated biologically. The wines are aged in mostly new French oak barrels - one third each from the Allier, TronÇais and Vosges regions - for 22 months.

We are delighted to be able to offer you these rare wines, which are limited from year to year due to high demand. SUPERIORE.DE

"Over the years, Il Carnasciale has gained cult status among readers who yearn for the finest wines Tuscany has to offer - that's right! This is where some of Italy's most unique wines are produced."Antonio Galloni