Il Borro

The Il Borro Estate, the wine estate owned by Ferruccio Ferragamo and managed by his son Salvatore Ferragamo (presently CEO of Il Borro) and daughter Vittoria (who oversees the organic vegetable garden and special projects) covers an area of seven hundred hectares in the Upper Valdarno basin in the heart of Tuscany. Of these, 45 hectares are vineyards, 40 olive groves, 180 for growing forage and arable crops, 1 hectare for organic vegetables, and the rest left for forestry. The Estate has been entirely organic since 2015. The 45 hectares of vineyards, in conversion to organic farming since 2012, situated between 300 and 500 metres above sea level, enjoy unique soil and climate conditions that result in high quality wines. Nowadays, native vines, such as Sangiovese, but also varieties that are part of the “Tuscan tradition”, such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, cohabit and adapt to the variability of the soil.
Total annual production is 250,000 bottles, divided into the following labels: Bolle di Borro Rosé Metodo Classico (100% Sangiovese) – which from the 2012 vintage matures on the yeasts for 60 months (compared with the 48 months for previous vintages), Alessandro dal Borro IGT Toscana Syrah Organic (100% Syrah), Il Borro IGT Toscana Rosso Organic (50% Merlot, 35% Cabernet, 15% Syrah), Petruna in Anfora IGT Toscana Sangiovese Organic (100% Sangiovese), Polissena IGT Toscana Sangiovese Organic (100% Sangiovese), Pian di Nova IGT Toscana Rosso Organic (75% Syrah, 25% Sangiovese), Borrigiano Vald’Arno di Sopra Doc Organic (35% Syrah, 40% Merlot, 25% Sangiovese), Rosé del Borro IGT Toscana Rosé Organic (100% Sangiovese), Lamelle IGT Toscana Chardonnay Organic (100% Chardonnay), Vinsanto del Chianti Occhio di Pernice (100% Sangiovese), Grappa del Borro Organic (100% Petit Verdot) and Grappa del Borro Riserva Organic (Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah).