Caprili
The Caprili winery, which extends in the enchanting scenery of the territory of the Municipality of Montalcino, was founded in 1965 by Alfo Bartolommei and has always been linked to a classic and traditional imprint. After years of hard work and sacrifices, in 1965 Alfo, from a simple sharecropper, became the owner of Podere Caprili, the historic property of the Castelli-Martinozzi family, owners of the Villa Santa Restituta estate, planting the first vineyard, nicknamed Madre, which is still active today.
The vineyard area of the Caprili winery today is 15 hectares, most of which is cultivated with Sangiovese Grosso, from which the famous Brunello di Montalcino is produced, and is located at an altitude ranging from 225 to 340 meters above sea level. The south-west exposure, on the slope that descends towards the Orcia and Ombrone rivers, the Eocene origin soil, very stony and rich in minerals, the dry, ventilated, and sunny climate, are the factors that favor a perfect ripening of the grapes. The interventions in the vineyard and in the winery are kept to a minimum to allow nature, very generous in these places, to express itself at its best.
Today, alongside Alfo, always at the forefront, we find the management of Caprili in the hands of his children Paolo, Manuele, and Paola, and Giacomo, representative of the third generation, who, with great commitment and expertise, work to produce wines of the highest quality. Their goal is to increasingly reduce chemical treatments, moving towards a biological and biodynamic perspective. The inauguration of the new winery moves in this direction, step by step, continuing a glorious history of wine and great Brunello that has been ongoing for half a century.
The Caprili winery, which extends in the enchanting scenery of the territory of the Municipality of Montalcino, was founded in 1965 by Alfo Bartolommei and has always been linked to a classic and traditional imprint. After years of hard work and sacrifices, in 1965 Alfo, from a simple sharecropper, became the owner of Podere Caprili, the historic property of the Castelli-Martinozzi family, owners of the Villa Santa Restituta estate, planting the first vineyard, nicknamed Madre, which is still active today.
The vineyard area of the Caprili winery today is 15 hectares, most of which is cultivated with Sangiovese Grosso, from which the famous Brunello di Montalcino is produced, and is located at an altitude ranging from 225 to 340 meters above sea level. The south-west exposure, on the slope that descends towards the Orcia and Ombrone rivers, the Eocene origin soil, very stony and rich in minerals, the dry, ventilated, and sunny climate, are the factors that favor a perfect ripening of the grapes. The interventions in the vineyard and in the winery are kept to a minimum to allow nature, very generous in these places, to express itself at its best.
Today, alongside Alfo, always at the forefront, we find the management of Caprili in the hands of his children Paolo, Manuele, and Paola, and Giacomo, representative of the third generation, who, with great commitment and expertise, work to produce wines of the highest quality. Their goal is to increasingly reduce chemical treatments, moving towards a biological and biodynamic perspective. The inauguration of the new winery moves in this direction, step by step, continuing a glorious history of wine and great Brunello that has been ongoing for half a century.
