The Tenuta Fanti estate has belonged to the Fanti family since the beginning of the eighteenth century. It extends across 300 hectares in Toscana, 52 hectares of which are specialized certified sustainable vineyards, 60 hectares are olive orchards with 8,500 olive trees, 80 hectares are used for seed plots, and 70 hectares are forests. In the early 1970s, Filippo Fanti became leader of the company, and refocused its direction towards high quality, starting with the soils. He sustainably replanted the vineyards and olive trees after a careful selection of the most suitable plots within the estate. In 2004, construction began on their modern and spacious gravity flow cellar for winemaking, ageing, and refinement. Tenuta Fanti aims to offer sustainably produced, high quality wines which express the unique terroir of Castelnuovo dell’ Abate.
Filippo’s 40+ years of experience as wine-grower was complemented by the energy and determination of his winemaker daughter Elisa, who joined the family company in 2007, and more recently by second daughter Elena.
We visited with the Fanti family at the winery in August 2023, and shot this short video of Elisa and Elena talking about their family estate.
We’re thrilled to have the 2023 release of Fanti Extra Virgin Olive Oils in Ontario, ready for fall feasts.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil. $25
This oil blends Correggiolo, Leccino and Olivastra, from 15-200 year old trees resting from 200-450m. These were crushed within 24 hours of harvest, and extracted cool. Opalescent green in hue in youth, this tends to yellow with ageing. At present, this is intensely fruity with green tones across a lightly spicy palate.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Moraiolo. $30
This oil is from Moraiolo olives, golden green in hue with an intensely fruity nose of green tones. The smooth palate continues the green artichoke note, with a fine balance between bitter and spicy.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil Olivastra. $35
This oil is entirely Olivastra Seggianese, from 200 year old trees resting at 650m. These were crushed within 24 hours of harvest, and extracted cool. Gold in color with greenish flashes, this has a fruity nose and lightly sweet complexities on the palate, finishing with gentle spice.
We have also created a limited edition Mixed Case Fanti Olive Oils, with all three bottles.
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Cheers,
Le Sommelier
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bernard@lesommelier.com
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