Il Carnasciale

Podere Il Carnasciale is situated in the southern Chianti mountains in the Valdarno di Sopra region of Tuscany, thirty kilometers north of Siena and Arezzo and 60 kilometers south of Florence. True to original owner’s (Wolf Rogosky) vision, the secluded hilltop estate is run today by Bettina and her son Moritz Rogosky, in collaboration with the enologists and winemakers Peter Schilling and Marco Maffei.

The Caberlot variety—a naturally occurring crossing of Merlot and Cabernet Franc—is cultivated exclusively at Podere Il Carnasciale, making them a self-proclaimed “haute couture” winery. The variety Caberlot was first identified in the late 1960's in an abandoned vineyard near Padua by the agronomist Dr. Remigio Bordini. It was discovered to be a spontaneous crossing of Cabernet Franc and Merlot.

Extreme care and craft go into detail, precision, and quality, in both their vineyard and cellar work. Their work in the vineyards is carried out entirely by hand, with the utmost respect for the soil and the vines. Pruning, budding, and leaf management are all done manually, without the use of chemical fertilizers, herbicides or pesticides.

Our Relationship

You cannot meet Moritz and not want to ask him more questions about his life. It seems like he speaks a half dozen languages and lives a very happy life. I really cannot recall how we "met" but most people that get way too deep into Italian wine eventually read about Il Caberlot, and that is how I ended up talking with Moritz. This winery is modest, but the wines are legendary. The great pleasure, though, is seeing Moritz engage buyers or consumers when presenting his wines. His passion for the vineyards, his love of Italy, and his commitment to an unknown grape called Caberlot has made Il Carnasciale one of the most singular wines of Italy.

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