The Frescobaldi family has made wine in Tuscany for seven hundred years, starting in the early 1300s. Their oldest agricultural estate is Tenuta Castiglioni in Val di Pesa, where the first family members settled around the year 1000.
In 1855 they brought Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Nero and Chardonnay to Tuscany. Castello Pomino was among the Tuscan wines given a gold medal at the 1878 Paris World's Fair.
The family works across several estates and appellations. Castello Nipozzano, in Chianti Rufina, is their best-known historic property. Tenuta CastelGiocondo in Montalcino was one of the first four estates to make Brunello di Montalcino. Tenuta Perano sits in Chianti Classico at about 500 metres above sea level. Tenuta Ammiraglia is in the Maremma near the Tyrrhenian coast, and its cellars were designed by Piero Sartogo and Nathalie Grenon.
Not tasted yet
I haven't reviewed a wine from Frescobaldi yet. They're on my Top 100 list, which is built from awards.