Borgo Scopeto is an old and well-established
estate producer of Chianti Classico, and is a true borgo - a hamlet
with its own church, post office, town center and residences.
Elizabetta Gnudi owns Borgo Scopeto, along with Altesino, Caparzo
and la Doga, and she and winemaker Simone Giunti are responsible for
all aspects of the production of Borgo Scopeto wines. Chianti
Classico, in the center of Tuscany, is considered the heart of the
Chianti wine producing region. It is bordered on the north by
Florence and to the south by the city of Sienna, and covers 18,000
acres. It includes the commune of Castelnuovo Berardenga, from which
the Chianti Classico Borgo Scopeto comes. Castelnuovo Berardenga is
the southern -most commune within the Chianti Classico zone, and one
of the vineyard areas of Chianti Classico with the most limestone
deposits and very high stature in the grand scheme of quality for
Chianti Classico. Rows of vines alternate with olive orchards, and
are traditionally the only crops that cover the dry, gritty and
sandy slopes of the region. The first reference to Chianti Classico
appeared in a document in 1398. The wines have garnered a rich
reputation, but in the past there were problems with imitators, so a
group of producers established a voluntary association to defend and
promote the authentic wine - the Consorzio del Marchio
Storico-Chianti Classico. This and other groups were the foundation
of the Italian government’s system of controls for the winemaking
regions which was put in place in 1963. Major wine regions were
defined and declared DOC, and then an even higher quality level was
introduced – DOCG (Denominazione di Origine Controllata e
Garantita).
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