2019 Ugo Contini Bonacossi, Capezzana

• Style: Sangiovese, Bone Dry
• Taste: Red cherry, tobacco leaf, mint, silky tannins
• Food: BBQ & Grilled Dishes; Stews & Braises; Game & Venison; Beef & Steak
• Occasion: Date Night; Gifting; Cellar Worthy
• Serve: 14–16°C, decant 30 mins; 18 months French oak

In the Glass — Tasting Notes

Red cherry and dark spice layered over tobacco leaf and mint define this vivid ruby intensity. The palate's silky tannin architecture carries those red fruits forward with grace, never heavy, never raw. At 14.5% alcohol with measured acidity, this is a wine built for the table, not for show.

The Winery — Ugo Contini Bonacossi, Capezzana

Capezzana, in the Carmignano zone west of Florence, is stewarded by the fourth generation of the Contini Bonacossi family—their winemaker Benedetta guides production toward greater clarity and personality under consultant Franco Bernabei's hand. The estate's lineage stretches back to 804 AD, documented in Florence archives. Hand-harvested fruit from the south-facing Viticciana vineyard (clay schist and limestone, 150 metres) spent seven days fermenting in stainless steel, followed by 13-day maceration and 18 months in French oak (half new, half seasoned). A further 12 months in bottle ensured maturity on arrival.

At Your Table — Food Pairing & Serving

Pair this confidently with grilled steak, braised game, or roasted duck—the restraint of red fruit rather than black, spice rather than oak dominance, makes it equally at home with mushroom-rich risotto and the cured meat and aged cheese that sit naturally alongside Sangiovese from across Italy. This sits alongside the rest of our Tuscany selection as one of the finest expressions of what this region's storied Sangiovese tradition can still achieve. Vegetarian, vegan, and organic. Cellar confidently for years ahead.