In Carmignano vines have been cultivated already in the pre–Roman era, about 3,000 years ago, as evidenced by vases for wine and tasting cups found in Etruscan tombs.
In the archives of the state in Florence, a parchment dated 804 has been found: it is a lease contract which provides documentary evidence that already 1,200 years ago in Capezzana vines and olive trees were cultivated for the production of oil and wine.
In the early Renaissance a woman, Monna Nera Bonaccorsi, built the first “Casa dei Signori” and nine farm houses with their planting of vineyards. Other generations and families have come and gone in the grounds of the estate: the Cantucci, related with the Medici family, who for over 150 years have owned and improved the company. In particular, Maria Maddalena Cantucci, married in 1734 to the Marquis Bourbon del Monte, purchased new lands increasing the number of farms, created new vineyards and built a new largest winery and other corporate buildings. Its perfect administration is witnessed by account books – yet in the archive of Capezzana – where all is annotated with precision.
Alessandro Contini Bonacossi bought Trefiano and the farm of Poggetto from the Marquis Amman Niccolini bringing the number of homesteads to 125. A new vat cellar was built, designed by the architect Michelucci, the area cultivated with vines was brought to 100 hectares, and wine and oil was exported all over the world.
