FROM VINEYARD TO BOTTLE
CANTINA MARCHESI PANCRAZI
Experience information
The visit starts from the garden of Villa Strozzi in Bagnolo where the origins of the estate and its evolution will be discovered, and continues in the vineyard, and in the cellar to discover the evolution of the production and aging cycles of Pinot Noir, ending in the historic spaces for farm use.
An architectural, gustatory and emotional journey that reveals, at the same time, the peculiarities of a unique winery between history, tradition and innovation.
At the end of the tour there will be a tasting with the tasting of 3 wines of the Estate and Extra Virgin Olive Oil produced by Marchesi Pancrazi
The selection of wines may change in relation to seasonality and availability.
The selection of wines may change in relation to seasonality and availability.
Host information
The Marchesi Pancrazi winery is located in Tuscany, between Prato and Pistoia, on the slopes of Monte Ferrato, spreads around the Villa di Bagnolo and consists of 5 hectares of Pinot Noir vineyard, about 3,000 olive trees and 45 hectares of woods.
Chance has played a key role in the history of the Villa di Bagnolo Pinot Noir, in fact in the 1970s when Marquis Pancrazi wanted to replant the vineyards he ran into an error on the part of the nurseryman who supplied, instead of the traditional Sangiovese grown in these areas, Pinot Noir.
Only after a few years, at the end of the 1980s, thanks to the intervention of the current oenologist Dr. Nicolò D'Afflitto, the error was realized in the winery and, understanding the potential given by the territory, the winery's production was converted to Pinot Noir starting in 1989.
The microclimate of Bagnolo is suitable for Pinot Noir due to the presence of a wide temperature range between day and night, a soil rich in minerals (serpentine) and surface humidity.