Country of origin
Tuscany, Italy
Producer
I Collazzi
Owner
Carlo and Bona Marchi
Portfolio
Collazzi IGT
Libertà IGT
Bottleshots
Collazzi IGT
Libertà IGT
Introduction
I Collazzi is a property of the Marchi brothers, Carlo and Bona: almost 400 hectares, located in the township of Impruneta, 7 km from Florence (Tuscany). During the last decade the Marchi brothers have invested heavily in the development of Collazzi's farming business, renewing the vineyards and restructuring the cellar, with the goal of producing excellent wines.
The majestic villa is situated on a terrace on top of a hill. Its design has been attributed to Michelangelo Buonarroti. In 1933 the property was purchased by the brothers Carlo and Giulio Marchi. Together, with the fundamental help of Elena Marchi Luling, they completed the villa's extraordinary architecture, restoring it to its original Michelangelo's design.
Starting from the 1990's, Collazzi's vineyards and cellar have been radically upgraded, with the objective of producing excellent wines, of unique personality, and with a different style from the one typical of this area. The restructuring of the production facilities has been conducted by Lamberto Frescobaldi, who is also responsible for the wine making.
The vineyards, planted with a density of over 6,150 plants per hectare, are grown either with the spurred pruned cordon or the Guyot trellising system, leaving only a very low number of buds to each cane, to produce grapes of great quality and concentration.
For more information on this winery and its wines just click on: www.collazzi.it