Alessandro Tofanari
Region:
San Gimignano - Toscana
6-7 Hectares

Vineyard Size
450 cases

Annual Production
Certified Organic

Farming
Winemaker
Alessandro Tofanari
Alessandro, a native Tuscan, started his winery project in 2001. He found the perfect plot of land nearly 10 years earlier, but it took years of convincing the owner to sell him Podere La Castellaccia outside of the famous Tuscan hill town of San Gimignano. Locally, Alessandro is known as the patron saint of Vernaccia as he finds very old neglected vineyards and nurtures the old vines back to life . Along with his wife Simona they have championed this often overlooked whitegrape varietal.
Philosophy
The vineyard is 5 hectares at 400 meters in altitude with an average vine
age of 40 years, with some as old as 70 years. These mature vines
along with clay soil rich in fossils provide a complexity to the wines
that allows them to age tremendously. Andrea experienced some library
vintages which have aged impressively. Farmed organically, Alessandro
believes in biodiversity, and also grows barley and oats on the property
for their horses. The vineyard has been certified organic since 2003.
Alessandro Tofanari Wines
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