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San Gimignano & Sienese Hills

San Gimignano & Sienese Hills includes Vernaccia di San Gimignano, a dry white with freshness, savouriness, medium body and persistence.

Place
San Gimignano & Sienese Hills, Toscana
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Vernaccia di San Gimignano · San Gimignano · Montecucco · Montecucco Sangiovese
Producer profiles
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Atlas locationSan Gimignano & Sienese Hills · Toscana42.89° N · 11.40° E

San Gimignano & Sienese Hills is a wine area within Toscana, with Vernaccia di San Gimignano, San Gimignano, Montecucco and Montecucco Sangiovese among its listed appellations. Vernaccia di San Gimignano is a dry white wine with freshness, savouriness, medium body and persistence.

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  1. Bolgheri & Etruscan Coast18 producersBolgheri & Etruscan Coast has modern plantings of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Syrah and Sangiovese. Its soils include sandy clay loam, deep alkaline ground, fine gravel and fossil shells.
  2. Carmignano & Prato HillsNo producers listed yetCarmignano & Prato Hills includes Carmignano, Barco Reale di Carmignano and Vin Santo di Carmignano. Grand Duke Cosimo III formally defined Carmignano in 1716.
  3. Chianti Hills67 producersChianti Hills includes Chianti and Chianti Classico among its listed appellations. Chianti Classico names historic central Chianti, rather than the whole Chianti appellation.
  4. Elba IslandNo producers listed yetElba Island is a wine area within Toscana, with Elba and Elba Aleatico Passito as its listed appellations.
  5. Lucca, Apuane & Northern Coast4 producersLucca, Apuane & Northern Coast is a wine area within Toscana, with Colline Lucchesi, Montecarlo and Candia dei Colli Apuani among its listed appellations.
  6. Maremma Grosseto6 producersMaremma Grosseto is a wine area within Toscana. Its listed appellations include Maremma toscana, Morellino di Scansano, Monteregio di Massa Marittima and Bianco di Pitigliano.
  7. Montalcino22 producersMontalcino's wine zone follows the historic municipality, between the Ombrone, Asso and Orcia rivers. Soils vary across the hill, and higher vineyards tend to produce more aromatic, softer wines than valley-floor sites.
  8. Montepulciano & Valdichiana13 producersVino Nobile di Montepulciano is one of the listed appellations in Montepulciano & Valdichiana. It uses 70-100% Sangiovese, locally called Prugnolo Gentile, and its Pieve designation received provisional publication in 2024.

Producer profiles

Producers in San Gimignano & Sienese Hills

  • ColleMassari Spa Società AgricolaA family-owned Tuscan wine group farming Sangiovese organically across Montecucco, Montalcino, and Bolgheri, with a gravity-fed hillside cellar at its centre and a Brunello estate that selects its three wine tiers from a single harvest.
  • PanizziOrganic Vernaccia di San Gimignano estate with two vineyard centres outside the medieval walls, led by a longstanding technical team.

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placeReturn to ToscanaSee how San Gimignano & Sienese Hills fits within the wider Toscana region.mapSee San Gimignano & Sienese Hills in the AtlasKeep its neighbouring areas and producers in view.producerMeet ColleMassari Spa Società AgricolaColleMassari Spa Società Agricola is one of the producers placed in San Gimignano & Sienese Hills.