Marchesi de' Frescobaldi
One of Italy's oldest wine dynasties, making Tuscan wine for roughly 700 years and 30 generations, today a major multi-estate group led by Lamberto Frescobaldi.
About Marchesi
Marchesi de' Frescobaldi is among the most celebrated wine dynasties in Italy, with the family producing Tuscan wine for roughly 700 years across 30 generations. The family rose to prominence in medieval Florence as bankers and patrons of the arts, and its oldest agricultural estate, Tenuta Castiglioni in the Val di Pesa, traces its winemaking record to around 1300. Over the centuries the Frescobaldi name became synonymous with Tuscan viticulture, and today the family owns a portfolio of estates spread across Tuscany, with wines distributed in dozens of countries. The group is led by its president, Marchese Lamberto Frescobaldi, a 30th-generation member of the family. Its estates span numerous Tuscan appellations and styles, from Chianti and Chianti Rufina to Brunello di Montalcino and Bolgheri, combining deep historical roots with substantial modern scale and a focus on terroir-driven wines from each individual property.
Flagship wines
- Nipozzano Riserva (Chianti Rufina)
- CastelGiocondo Brunello di Montalcino
- Tenuta di Castiglioni
Editorial notes
A multi-estate house: choose by sub-estate and appellation. Nipozzano offers reliable value; the Brunello and single-estate wines sit higher.