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 stablished in 1994, this is one of the most recent D.O.C. appellations in Tuscany. It belongs to those appellations that are called "a cascata," or cascade style, where from a single grape variety it is possible to obtain a number of different wines. This method has already been successfully experimented in other D.O.C.G. areas.Carmignano, whose red has already secured a place among superior wines, deserved to see its other wines launched too. It is interesting to note that a D.O.C.G. wine, Chianti Montalbano, is also produced in this same area. The hills of Carmignano, dear to the House of Medici, comprise Barco Reale, a vast territory that was once a hunting reserve. Today, Barco Reale is the name of a fine wine produced with Carmignano grapes. Very fine Vin Santo and rose' wines, once known here as Vin Ruspo, also have a place in the local winemaking tradition. These wines are produced in an area that covers the municipal territories of Carmignano and Poggio a Caiano, at an altitude of no more than 133 feet above sea level. The terrain here is marly, schistose and clayey.
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Consorzio Tutela Vini di Carmignano
c/o Assoc. Turistico Proloco
Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, 1
59015 Carmignano (PR)
ITALY
phone: (+39) 055/8712468
fax: (+39) 055/8711455
email: proloco.carmignano@po-net.prato.it
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