Capezzana, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil (Non-Filtered)
Vintage: 2025
| Vintage | Product Code | Format | Closure | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | CA108B25 | 6 x 75 | Screwcap | Not Yet Available |
Producer
Capezzana, in the Carmignano zone to the west of Florence, is owned and run by the Contini Bonacossi family who are the latest in a long line of owners. The history of the estate has been found to stretch back to 804 AD. This is evidenced by contracts to rent vines and olive groves at Capezzana, signed in this period, which exist in the archives in Florence.
Today, the responsibility for ensuring the continuation of such longevity lies with the fourth generation of the Contini Bonacossi family. Beatrice Contini Bonacossi looks after all marketing and communication aspects, while her sister Benedetta is in charge of winemaking. Franco Bernabei is their consultant winemaker, under whose guidance the Capezzana wines have achieved additional focus and personality.
The estate comprises 80 hectares of vineyard and 30,000 olive trees, all of which are farmed organically. The wines were certified organic from the 2015 vintage. Capezzana’s reds display supple and silky tannins combined with luminous fruit. The ‘Barco Reale’ is rounded and ripe with a great balance between fruit and structure. The ‘Villa di Capezzana’ Carmignano is made with 80% Sangiovese and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged for an average of 12 months in French oak. The resulting wine is beautifully intense and elegant.
The ’Ugo Contini Bonacossi’ pays homage to the family’s late patriarch who was a great advocate and ambassador of the Carmignano denomination. The wine is 100% Sangiovese, sourced from the Viticciana vineyard Ugo himself selected. In 1979, Ugo and Vittorio Contini Bonacossi decided to produce a Bordeaux blend in Carmignano. ‘Ghiaie della Furba’ is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot grapes, planted on gravelly soils (Ghiaie) near the Furba stream after which the wine is named. The Trebbiano shows aromas of yellow flowers, almonds and vanilla from oak ageing. Intense and harmonic on the palate, it has a refreshing acidity and a persistent finish.
Olive Groves
Capezzana has 130 hectares of olive groves with 22,000 trees. The estate produces this oil primarily from Moraiolo, an early-ripening variety, so the olives tend to be blacker when picked, resulting in a softer, fruitier olive oil.
Harvest
The 2025 Tuscan olive oil vintage was varied and, in some cases, challenging. Flowering in May was followed by very hot weather in early June, and an unusually mild July, which in some cases allowed the olive fruit fly to propagate. Thankfully, the resulting damage was mitigated through careful management and monitoring by growers, setting the groves up to withstand a difficult September marked by cooler temperatures and rainstorms. Harvesting began with much better weather in mid-October and concluded in November. After the abundant 2024 vintage, lower yields were anticipated for 2025, with harvest yields expected to be around half of last year’s. However, this is compensated by a better conversion of ‘resa’ (the quantity of oil extracted per olive), which had been exceptionally low in 2024.
Production
Capezzana has improved its technique for olive oil production to obtain a fruitier oil with lower levels of oleic acid. In Extra Virgin olive oil, the level of oleic acid must not exceed 0.8% – Capezzana’s rarely reaches 0.2%. This is achieved by picking early and processing the olives within a few hours. Ultra-modern, stainless steel continuous presses are used. This method of pressing results in a fresher, cleaner oil that retains the colour and fruitiness for longer because oxidation is prevented. The oil is then settled in stainless-steel vats before bottling, and it is not filtered. Capezzana has made significant upgrades to the oil mill. In addition to a new leaf remover and washing machine that help produce cleaner olives, they have also invested in a new decanter that uses far less water than the previous method. As a result, the entire oil mill has been fully modernised.
Tasting Notes & Technical Details
The 2025 Extra Virgin Olive Oil is elegant, with an intense green colour and aromas of freshly cut grass, artichoke and pepper. The palate is fresh and persistent, with a balanced, non-aggressive spice.
Other wines from this producer
Producer | Wine | Product Code | Features | Style | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capezzana | Barco Reale di Carmignano | CA103 | R | Factsheet | |
| `Villa di Capezzana` Carmignano | CA104 | R | Factsheet | ||
| `Ghiaie della Furba` | CA106 | R | Factsheet | ||
| Vin Santo di Carmignano | CA107 | Sw | Factsheet | ||
| Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil | CA109 | OO | Factsheet | ||
| Trebbiano | CA111 | Factsheet | |||
| `Ugo Contini Bonacossi` | CA125 | R | Factsheet |