Tenuta Il Corno is located in San Casciano in Val di Pesa in Tuscany, Italy. Chianti Colli Fiorentini DOCG red wines are made.

Owner: Antonio and Maria Teresa Frova.

Staff: Vittorio Fiore (Consultant). Martino Scheggi.  Fabio Burroni (Technical Director).

Estate vineyards: 210ha estate of which 77ha of vines and of this 13ha are for Chianti Colli Fiorentini, including the Foss’ a Spina vineyard (Sangiovese).

Winery: Said to be beautiful.

White wines

Corno Bianco: 2000 Chardonnay:

Red wines

Toscana Rosso IGT, Cornorosso: 67% Sangiovese, 33% Colorino & Cabernet Sauvignon.

Toscana Rosso, IGT Colorino del Corno: 1999 16m in 300 litre tonneaux.

Chianti dei Colli Fiorentini DOCG: 2003 Sangiovese, Colorino, Canaiolo. High tone fruit, dry tannins, simple stuff. Seems to have a bit of Cabernet Sauvignon too, A bit stewy (Lanciola, 18th March 2005).

Chianti Colli Fiorentini DOCG, San Camillo Riserva: 2009 100% Sangiovese. Mint, red cherry and vanilla with perhaps a slight hint of funk, weighty, breadth, tannin is perhaps a little dry but the fruit is pleasant and fresh (Bronze at DWWA 2013).

Vin Santo

Vin Santo DOC: 1993 Bottled.

Other activities: 60 ha of olives (11,000 trees). Olive oil. Grappa di Colorino. Two of the farmhouses have been converted to six bedroom holiday flats.

Contact

Tenuta Il Corno

Via Malafrasca, 64

Fraz. San Pancrazio

50020 San Casciano in Val di Pesa (PI), Italy

Tel+39 055.824851 | Website www.tenutailcorno.com