Our wines
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG | Blu label
The Brunello is made of pure Sangiovese grape, from the XVI Century is one of the greatest Italian wines. In the Fattoria dei Barbi’s cellars are kept almost all the vintages from 1892 till today; many of these bottles were awarded in the XIX, XX and in this present Century. We are one of the most classic expression of the wines from Montalcino.
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG ‘VIGNA DEL FIORE’ | White label
The Fiore is the most Southern vineyard in the Fattoria dei Barbi estate, in the Southern area of Montalcino’s district. It is a narrow valley with shale soil, here the grapes for the future Brunello Vigna del Fiore ripen perfectly, protected from cold winds and hot Sirocco. The Ribusuoli brook is never sparse of water. The result is a sumptuous Brunello, elegant and complex.
BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO DOCG RISERVA | Red label
The Brunello Riserva from Fattoria dei Barbi is made only in the vintages that present the extraordinary potential of ageing of Brunello, which can live over one hundred years. We choose the most suitable barrels, more coherent with our style. It is an austere wine, great under every aspect with an extreme elegance.
ROSSO DI MONTALCINO DOC
The Rosso di Montalcino, as the Brunello, is made of pure Sangiovese, but we choose the grapes from our vineyards more apt for an elegant, full bodied wine, rich in aromas and an immediate pleasantness. We let it refine in wood and bottle. This is our way to give birth of the other great classic of Montalcino, the one to be drunk in his youth.
MORELLINO DI SCANSANO DOCG
The Morellino is a red wine from Maremma, born from our vineyards located South West from Montalcino. The coastal climate makes it supple, sunny, with soft tannins and lively acidity. It is one of the great Tuscan classics, we use 85% of Sangiovese grapes and 15% of other red grape varieties. The taste is modern, but rooted in the tradition, a very captivating mix.
CHIANTI DOCG
The earliest document of the sale of Chianti in the Fattoria dei Barbi archives is dated 1817. Montalcino is part of the territory where Chianti can be produced. Here and in vineyards rented in other areas of Chianti Senese, Fattoria dei Barbi grows the grapes for this wine in order to keep alive a centuries-old tradition.
CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG
The Chianti Classico is a traditional Tuscan wine produced according to one of the oldest regulations. Since 1716 The Granduca of Tuscany, Cosimo III, promulgated a decree limiting its area of production. The Chianti Classico produced by the Fattoria dei Barbi is made with 80% Sangiovese and 20% of international red grape varieties as Cabernet and Merlot.
BRUSCO DEI BARBI IGT TOSCANA ROSSO
In 1969 Giovanni Colombini created this unusual red wine, after researching about ancient Tuscan ways of grape fermentation. Very long macerations revamped a particular red, made to be very refined even when very young, also able to age for long. It is a versatile wine, never excessive; a different approach to the Tuscan taste.
ROSSO DEI BARBI IGT TOSCANA ROSSO
In these variable times, there is no way to forecast precisely the characteristics of the grapes from our many vineyards. Therefore every year we pick the more structured and full bodied Sangiovese for the Brunello, but other grapes are however very good and they make the Rosso dei Barbi, A fresh, immediate and pleasant wine, a good example of the style of Fattoria dei Barbi.
VINSANTO DEI BARBI | VINSANTO DEL CHIANTI DOC
Fattoria dei Barbi produces Vin Santo since 1870, in its cellars you can see bottles of almost every vintage; it is probably the largest collection in Italy. Since centuries we keep alive the tradition of a wine with sensual sweetness; we only make few bottles per vintage, experiencing something almost unique that represents a different Tuscany, rich in aromas and rare.
No Sulphites Added | Bio | Line
The wines of the BIO «No Sulfites Added» line come from vineyards in Maremma, where the dry climate is the most suitable for producing healthy grapes essential for making wines without sulfites. The organic grapes are VIVA certified, the protocol of the Ministry of the Environment.
NO SULPHITES ADDED | BIO | CILIEGIOLO IGT TOSCANA ROSSO
The Ciliegiolo is part of the Tuscan way of life. A century ago we were among the protagonists of the revival of Sangiovese, so, at Fattoria dei Barbi, we are proud to contribute to the recovery of the Ciliegiolo grape with a version of «Senza Solfiti (No Sulphites added)» made in our way. Our Ciliegiolo is a wine of persuasive aromatic richness, full of primary aromas; its colour is deep red with purple and blood undertones, and it is an easy drinking wine.
NO SULPHITES ADDED | BIO | SANGIOVESE IGT TOSCANA ROSSO
For the last ten years we have been vinifying a pure Sangiovese without any added chemicals, using selected yeasts in order to reduce to almost zero also the natural sulfites produced by the fermentation. Year after year we discover the potential of Sangiovese «without sulfites added», a new typicity made of purplish-red colors so intense they seem impossible, elegant structures and great richness of primary aromas. This wine also has shown an excellent capacity of ageing and is already a great wine, but each year we continue to refine it.
NO SULPHITES ADDED | BIO | VERMENTINO ORANGE IGT TOSCANA BIANCO
This «Senza Solfiti Aggiunti (No Sulphites added)» is made from Vermentino’s grapes 100%. This varietal is vinified with a protocol that excludes any chemical intervention. How is it made?
Selected yeasts are used in order to reduce to the minimum also the natural sulfites produced by the fermentation. Maceration with the skins and the fine lees allows to enrich in a natural way, the aromatic richness and stability. The result is an explosion of aromas and scents, a very pleasurable white wine with a long taste. The color is naturally intense golden, so we decided to call it “Orange”.
Our Grappa
To distill Grappa is an ancient tradition in Tuscany, as until fifty years ago it was done in almost in any farmhouse, quite illegally, using the pomace from grapes. In 1979 Giovanni Colombini started to sell the Grappa from his Brunello’s pomace produced from a distillery; thus the first single grape Grasppa was born; it kept the grip of the old style spirits but had a new elegance and smoothness, thanks to the professional touch.
GRAPPA DI BRUNELLO
Our Grappa di Brunello was an innovative gift given by Fattoria dei Barbi to the Italian wine world; in 1972 Giovanni Colombini was the first Italian wine maker to have distilled the pomace from only one varietal, the Sangiovese used for Brunello. The monovarietal grappa was born. Our Grappa di Brunello is soft, intense, aromatic and elegant.
GRAPPA RISERVA
Our Riserva is the natural evolution from our Grappa di Brunello; it is produced only in exceptional vintages, selecting the best pomace from Fattoria dei Barbi. It is aged in oak kegs and later bottled. This patient wait is rewarded by the rich complexity of the aromas. The taste is rounded and full bodied, ending with a supple aftertaste.
Our extra virgin olive oil
Maybe it was due to the Etruscan a couple of millennia ago, or maybe even earlier by travelling merchants who planted the fist olive trees. However, the fact is that our is a land for olive oil. The olive is a plant from the lower Mediterranean area and requires a warm and dry climate during Summer, while the Winter frosts and the rainy Springs add delicacy and intensity to the fruits. The extra virgin olive oil from Fattoria dei Barbi is very little fat, extremely savory, with green hues that linger on the palate together with a touch of spicyness. It is perfect for the traditional Bruschetta, made simply with toasted bread, garlic, salt and raw olive oil; but can enhance any type of salad, pasta sauce, roasted fish, grilled meat or vegetables.
FATTORIA DEI BARBI EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL
Fattoria dei Barbi in Montalcino has only olive trees of the Frantoio varietal, locally called Correggiolo, because it is more suited to the climate and soils of the area. We have plants more than a century old with majestic trunks and younger trees that replaced the ones killed by the frost that this bizarre weather has recently given us. The olive oil is rich, aromatic, a joy for the senses.