Fattoria del Buonamico is located in Montecarlo in Lucca province in north west Tuscany, Italy. It was founded in 1954 by the well known Turin restaurant, Al Gato Negro. It produces wine under the Montecarlo DOC.

Owner: Fattoria del Buonamico Srl (owned by industrialists from Florence). Rina Berti Grassi, Vasco Grassi.

Staff: Direttore Vasco Grassi (from Turin where his family had a restaurant). | Consultant oenologist: Stefano Chioccioli.

White wines

Toscana Bianco, Vasario: 90% Pinot Blanc, 10% Sauvignon Blanc. BF; MLF too. Oxidised, lactone (Visit 2005).

Montecarlo Bianco DOC: 2003 50% Trebbiano Toscano. Unoaked. Soft, easy, cheesey (Visit 2005). | 2011 40% Trebbiano, 30% each Pinot Blanc & Semillon. Unoaked. £8-14.99. Bit blurred but also broad, sulphury, phenolic, hard, has weight but not lift (No medal. DWWA 2013).

Red wines

Toscana Rosso, Cercatoja: Cercatoja is from vines in località Cercatoia (sic). | 2000 40% Sangiovese, 10% Syrah + 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with a j for the wine and with an I for the località. €18. Smoky oak nose; fruit unclear, disappointing supermarket wines; sweet and sour, very green tannin, horrid really at the winery in early 2005. | 2000 40% Sangiovese, 10% Syrah, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with a j for the wine and with an I for the. €18. Smoky nose, boring cheap smoke oak; dirty fruit too, disappointing supermarket wines; sweet and sour, very green (Visit 2005).

Toscana Rosso IGT, Il Fortino Cabernet Merlot:

Toscana Rosso IGT, Il Fortino Syrah: 2000 From vines over 40 years old. Medicinal, short, unripe acid, green tannins (Visit 2005).

Montecarlo Rosso IGT: 2003 75% Sangiovese, 10% Canaiolo, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. €6.50. Decent soft fruit, but burnt and mercaptan (Visit 2005).

Montecarlo Rosso IGT, Etichetta Blu (‘Blue Label’): 2011 55% Sangiovese, 25% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Slightly green and leafy nose, thin and green (No medal, DWWA 2013).

Contact

Fattoria del Buonamico

Loc. Cercatoia

Via Provinciale de Montecarlo 43

I-55015 Montecarlo (LU), Italy

Tel+39 0583.22038 | Website www.buonamico.it