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Boschetto Campacci Wine Resort

Boschetto Campacci panorama vigneti

The Boschetto Campacci Wine Resort stands at the southern end of the Chianti Classico district. It is a fully renovated 18th-century Tuscan villa with a private pool, surrounded by vineyards and olive groves.

Boschetto Campacci is located in the hills of the Chianti Classico Docg, in the municipality of Castelnuovo Berardenga, 20 km from Siena. The estate lies on a plateau close to the last extremities of the Chianti mountains, at an altitude of about 400 meters above sea level. It covers 22 hectares of land, 11 of which are planted with vines. There are about 3 hectares of Sangiovese recovered from the valuable pre-existing vineyards, ranging in age from 30 to 60 years, which are joined by 8 hectares of new plantings.
Together, today, they represent the character and identity of the property.

Boschetto Campacci Wine Resort
Boschetto Campacci Wine Resort

Luigi Frascino decided to purchase this land after reading a document from 1878, the survey certificate that described the land and stated that even before the era of phylloxera, vineyards were planted there and that the land was suitable for wine production.

This discovery becomes the turning point and thus begins the Path of restoring the historical function of vineyards, the recovery of the Chianti landscape heritage and the revitalization of the Boschetto Campacci Winery.

Villa Campacci

Boschetto Campacci, the Villa
Boschetto Campacci, the Villa

One of the experiences offered at the estate is the opportunity to stay at the Boschetto Campacci Wine Resort, an 18th-century Tuscan villa with a private pool, completely renovated surrounded by vineyards and olive groves. The villa has 6 bedrooms, equipped with maximum comfort and furnished in authentic Tuscan style. Each room offers a breathtaking view of the Boschetto Campacci vineyards. In order to ensure maximum privacy and tranquility for guests during their stay, Villa Campacci is rented only in its entirety.

The Villa overlooks a spacious garden, has an outdoor kitchen, a terrace and a private pool with panoramic views of the Tuscan hills.

The development of the winery and its wines

Boschetto Campacci, the vineyards
Boschetto Campacci, the vineyards

In 2016, after acquiring the estate and surrounding lands, Luigi Frascino approached Riccardo Cotarella with a proposal to manage the winery project together, an invitation that was positively accepted and the development of the winery and the superintendence of wine production began

Boschetto Campacci, Luigi Frascino and Riccardo Cotarella
Boschetto Campacci, Luigi Frascino and Riccardo Cotarella

I soils of Pliocene origin

are characterized by strong presence of marl, representing the essence and uniqueness of the terroir of the Chianti Classico DOCG. The marl and the Sangiovese grape, which cover about 60 percent of the estate, are the unique combination that gives the wine a natural balance.

Selected productions currently on the market are the award-winning Ruello Chianti Classico Riserva, Lvigi Toscana Passito, Persano Falanghina del Sannio, and Vittoria Franciacorta Brut.

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