“Never too young. Never too old.” This is such a wonderful manner to describe DOCG Carmignano and was said by Eric de Rothschild, the director of an “obscure” winery called, Château Lafite Rothschild, when he was tasting these Italian wines once. Despite Mr. de Rothschild’s endorsement, most people won’t have heard of Carmignano as it’s a rather small DOCG in the greater sea that is Chianti. Comprised of just two villages, Carmignano and Poggio a Caiano and totaling only 117ha in size, it sits on the northern shore of Tuscany […]

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