The Wines…

Dogajolo Rosato “Rose’ of Sangiovese”, Carpineto, Tuscany, Italy ,2023

This wine comes from grapes selected from Central Tuscany, Dogajolo Rosato is an elegant and structured product with fruity and vivacious floral aromas. These characteristics are the hallmark of a young innovative wine that is also easy to drink

Dogajolo “Bianco”, Carpineto, Tuscany, Italy, 2023

Straw yellow with green highlights. The bouquet is pleasantly fruity, elegantly aromatic, and harmonious. On the palate, the wine has a medium body with agreeable acidity and a dry, pleasantly velvety, soft finish.

Chianti Classico “Riserva”, Carpineto, Tuscany, Italy, 2019

Dark cherries, baked cherries, cloves, herbs and cedar on the nose. Quite firm still with a fruity frame revealing cherry, blackberry, violet and spice flavors. There’s a line of dusty tannins underneath, yet this is balanced and long in the end. It’s medium- to full-bodied with solid tannins.

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano “Riserva”, Carpineto, Tuscany, Italy, 2018

Ripe, powerful, and earthy, with a woody, herbal nose and a hint of a medicinal.  The smoky palate offers intense blackcurrants, tar, balsamic sweetness, and a little touch of farmyard. A youthful wine, compact and powerful.

Cabernet Sauvignon “Farnito”, Carpineto, Tuscany, Italy, 2018

The name Farnito is derived from a type of oak tree known as Farnafound in the vicinity of the vineyards. Produced from estate-grown fruit this full-bodied Super Tuscan is a rich expression of the Cabernet Sauvignon varietal boasting complex aromas of ripe red cherry with concentrated flavors of spice and licorice. Aged in French & American oak barrels for 12 months, the wine is structured with a vanilla note and big tannins on the finish.

Rosso di Montalcino, Carpineto, Tuscany, Italy, 2018

The aromas of this single-varietal Sangiovese delights with fine cherry fruit, complemented by some elderberry, preserved sour cherries and other dark stone fruit. Dark, floral nuances of violets and delicate herbal hints complete the elegant bouquet of this Rosso di Montalcino. The palate is velvety, round and excellently structured. Vital fruit acidity combined with harmonious tannins give this Rosso length and linger beautifully.

Brunello di Montalcino, Carpineto, Tuscany, Italy, 2019

Multifaceted from the get-go, with aromas of cherry, fresh mushroom, spice and woodsy underbrush, \this balanced and persistent red features ripe fruit and mineral flavors, with a fresh, flinty, gravelly finish. Combines elegance and power.

Brunello di Montalcino “Riserva”, Carpineto, Tuscany, Italy, 2016

100% Sangiovese. Complex, mature characteristics of porcini and leather are intertwined with dark cherries and sweet lush plums. There is well-managed oak on the palate, which shows accents of dried spices and finishes with a cherry stone freshness.

Antonio Zaccheo & Carpineto

Carpineto is a partnership between the award-winning winemaker Giovanni C. Sacchet and the dynamic Antonio M. Zaccheo, offering a product line of wines spanning from the most prestigious Tuscan DOCG appellations to varietal-specific wines of great structure as well as innovative proprietary blends. The winery is widely regarded as one of the quality leaders on the Italian winemaking landscape, exporting the majority of the wine production to over 30 countries worldwide. About 90% of Carpineto’s wine production is red wine, 65% of this being “riserva” wines that are aged three or more years before their release date. Since Carpineto generally ages their red wines six to twelve months longer than the minimum time required by DOCG appellation rules, the cellars hold at least three consecutive vintages of wine at any given time. This long aging period has allowed Carpineto to build a reputation for high quality and consistency, vintage after vintage.

Carpineto was established in 1967 in the small historic settlement of Dudda, in the township of Greve in Chianti, with the mission of making world-class Chianti Classico. This was a radical departure from the marketplace of the Sixties, when the industry was focused on the production of Chianti in the traditional winemaking style sold in the typical “fiasco” bottle. The visionary founders, captured by the Tuscan landscape, the soil, and the climate, immediately saw the untapped potential this land possessed to produce great wines. By applying modern viticultural and winemaking methods, they set their goals far beyond the quality standards traditional viticultural and winemaking methods were yielding at the time. With this premise, the unyielding determination of their youth, and an uncompromising focus on making the best wines this land could produce, the Carpineto mission of marrying tradition with innovation had set sail.

The Carpineto winemaking style is to deliver wines that are full-bodied, complex, and fruity in character, with a round, supple tannin structure and a long, persistent, clean finish. Despite their approachability upon release, Carpineto’s red wines are designed for long cellar aging of twenty years or longer.