Tenute Silvio Nardi

Silvio Nardi’s father, Francesco Nardi, was a pioneer in the manufacture of agricultural tools in Umbria. In 1950 Silvio Nardi purchased the Casale del Bosco estate in Montalcino, Tuscany, and in 1958 produced his first bottles of Brunello di Montalcino. The family's deep ties to agriculture and the optimistic atmosphere of Montalcino in the late postwar years focused Nardi’s determination to produce a natural product of tradition and excellen...

Montalcino's warm Mediterranean climate is cooled by the region's altitude, allowing the grapes to ripen gradually for full flavor and structural development. Flowering occurs during the last 10 days of May and the first 10 of June. Harvest normally begins in late September to mid-October.

The vineyards of Tenute Silvio Nardi is a property consisting of 2,022 acres in the northwest part of Montalcino. The estate lies in a predominantly hill...

Emanuele Nardi was born in Sansepolcro (AR) on November 25th 1979.  He graduated in 2005 with a degree in Viticulture and Oenology at the University of Perugia and has been the Oenologist and Wine Production Manager at Tenute Silvio Nardi, Montalcino (SI) since 2008. In addition to his studies at the Univeristy of Perugia, he also studied at the University of Bordeaux in France, gaining "master in red wine vinification" title. There, he cooper...

In 1893, Francesco Nardi immigrated to the United States from his home in Umbria, leaving his wife, Maria Annunziata, behind in Italy to direct the farm and their children's upbringing. In only two years Francesco established himself as a true pioneer.  In 1895, he brought back the design for a new plow, which he developed and called the Voltaorecchio. The new plow was so monumental that in 1903 it was named the “Nardi System” by the American ...