Azienda Agricola Le Fornaci is a winery in San Gimignano in Tuscany, Italy. It produces Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG white wine and San Gimignano Rosso DOC and Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG red wines. It also makes a San Gimignano Vin Santo DOC. The estate lies close to San Gimignano’s city walls. The views attracted noble Florentine families who holidayed here. Since the early 1700s the estate has belonged to the Magnorfi Rossi family, who have always produced wine and olive oil here, first as sharecroppers, then as owners.

Owner: Laura, Paola and Manuela di Rossi.

Estate vineyards: 6ha of Vernaccia di San Gimignano (4,000 vines/ha), 3ha of Chianti, and 1.5ha San Gimignano Rosso. 300m. Limestone.

White wines

Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG: 2011 Some skin contact. Citric, rich, some marmelade, OK (Anteprima 2013). | 2012 Good, quite rich (Anteprima 2013).

Red wines

Rosso di San Gimignano DOC: 100% Sangiovese. | 2002 Decent thick style, sherry oak though on nose, dry fruit tannin (during dinner at Fattoria di Larniano, 14 Feb 2005).

Chianti Colli Senesi DOCG

Vin Santo

Vin Santo di San Gimignano DOC:

Contact

Azienda Agricola Le Fornaci

Via Dante

53037 San Gimignano (Siena), Italy

Website: www.agricolalefornaci.it