Piaggia
Piaggia and its wine came about almost by accident, as often happens. Mauro vannucci, an etrepeneur in a complitely different sector, was looking for land on which to build his house. It was 1975, and on the plot he chose, there was a vineyard. for a few years he turned it over to a farmer to cultivate. then, in 1991, the urge to make some wine for home use and the memories of chilhooh and family harvest pushed him to try his own first vinification. The result was sutisfying and so, little by little the winery grew.
Philosophy
We strongly believe that the first step to obtain high quality wines must take place in the vineyard, through the production of grapes in perfect balance, healthy and cultivated with a view to enhancing the vine and the territory of Carmignano.
We believe that the best way to protect the environment and the consumer is meticulous agricultural management, based not only on accurate manual work, but above all on the monitoring of diseases in the vineyard. Therefore reducing the number of phytosanitary treatments and choosing less and less impacting active ingredients, we cultivate healthy vineyards in perfect harmony with the environment
Only great grapes are produced from great wines, so our aim is to transfer all the peculiarities of the grapes harvested from the vineyard to the cellar.
We consider the cellar as the natural continuation of the vineyard, a place where the grapes are treated with the utmost attention without oenological forcing that could affect the territorial expression
Biography
The winery was set up by Mauro Vannucci, who purchased the land in the DOC area near Piaggia in the mid 70s; he was convinced that the excellent exposure to the sun and the permeable, dry and clayey soil would produce a great Carmignano wine. He produced the first Piaggia Carmignano Riserva DOCG in 1991 and since then his passion for wine has steadily grown. He has involved his daughter Silvia in this project and she is now the current owner of the winery.
The production area of Carmignano DOCG is about forty square kilometres on the East side of the hill district of Montalbano, located between the towns of Florence, Prato and Pistoia, in the heart of Renaissance Tuscany. In this area is strong the influence of the Apennines that shows heavy temperature range especially during summer time; so viticulture develops in a particularly suitable place, the ground is perfectly drained and rich in limestone and microelements so allowing a rapid vegetative growth and a balance typical of valuable areas.
The fame of Carmignano wines undoubtedly goes hand in hand with the ancient history of this area: from the 13th century onwards, its reputation was such that the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Cosimo III de’ Medici, took a special pride in the area’s wines, and in 1716 ruled that the wine-growing area should have special legal protected status, essentially creating one of the world’s first appellations. However, Cosimo III did no more than codify a wine tradition that had already been in existence for centuries in this region; as a matter of fact Carmignano has always contained a significant amount of cabernet in its grape blend: it was Catherine de’ Medici who imported this grape variety to these hills when she became queen of France in the 16th century.
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