Poderi Boscarelli

Poderi Boscarelli was founded in 1962, when Egidio Corradi, from a Montepulciano family and with a degree in economics and commerce, purchased two semi-abandoned farms in Cervognano di Montepulciano; The Connected Table calls him an international grain broker based in Genoa. In the 1960s his daughter Paola Corradi and her husband Ippolito De Ferrari expanded the project, planting the first specialized vineyards at a density of 3,500 vines per hectare and converting the old stables into a winery. The current Vino Nobile di Montepulciano label was first released in 1968; i-WineReview dates the estate's first bottling, just 300 bottles, to 1967. Ippolito De Ferrari died in 1983. Paola De Ferrari Corradi then took over the winery while her sons Luca and Nicolò were still teenagers, and Maurizio Castelli became consulting enologist in 1984. Luca, born in Genoa in 1966, studied political science with the aim of becoming a diplomat before turning to winemaking in 1988; today he focuses on wine styling and vineyard work, working closely with the company enologist and Castelli. Nicolò, born in Genoa in January 1969, studied agriculture at the University of Perugia and then architecture in Genoa before moving to Tuscany in 1997 to innovate vineyard management and lead the winery's expansion. Paola, Luca and Nicolò De Ferrari Corradi lead the estate today.

• 1962: Egidio Corradi buys two semi-abandoned farms in Cervognano; his daughter Paola and her husband Ippolito De Ferrari expand the project through the 1960s
• 1967: first 300 bottles, per i-WineReview; 1968: first release of the current Vino Nobile di Montepulciano label
• 1983: Ippolito De Ferrari dies; Paola De Ferrari Corradi takes over, and Maurizio Castelli becomes consulting enologist in 1984
• Luca De Ferrari (born Genoa, 1966) turns to winemaking in 1988; Nicolò De Ferrari (born Genoa, January 1969) moves to Tuscany in 1997 to lead vineyard management and winery expansion

The estate has 30 hectares of vineyard in Cervognano, on the northeast side of Montepulciano facing the Valdichiana, at roughly 300 meters above sea level on an east-facing slope with strong thermal ventilation. The soils are of alluvial origin, rich in skeleton and sand, giving good drainage and mineral character to the grapes. Sangiovese, known locally as Prugnolo Gentile, accounts for about 80 percent of the estate's plantings; the rest is planted to the native varieties Colorino, Canaiolo and Mammolo alongside the international varieties Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Grapes are picked at their optimal ripeness, which depends on plant age, vineyard location and soil composition. Each selection is fermented separately, producing more than 30 distinct Sangiovese cuvées in a given vintage that are blended only just before bottling.

• 30 hectares of vineyard in Cervognano at approximately 300 meters elevation, northeast of Montepulciano facing the Valdichiana
• Alluvial soils rich in skeleton and sand provide good drainage and mineral character
• Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile) covers about 80 percent of plantings; the balance is Colorino, Canaiolo, Mammolo, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon
• More than 30 separate Sangiovese cuvées are vinified from each vintage and blended just before bottling

The core Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG, first released under its current label in 1968, is blended mainly from Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile with a balance of Canaiolo, sourced from vineyards at least 10 years old on red, sandy, mineral soils; the estate now produces about 50,000 bottles a year. The grapes are hand harvested, destemmed, softly pressed and fermented with native yeasts in oak vats or steel for about a week, then aged 18 to 24 months in Allier and Slavonian oak of 5 to 35 hectoliters, with a recommended drinking window from the 5th to the 8th year. The Vino Nobile Riserva was reintroduced from the 2010 vintage after a nearly 20-year pause, its last edition before that having been 1992; it is blended mainly from Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile with a balance of Colorino from vineyards at least 20 years old, aged 28 to 32 months in 5 to 25 hectoliter Slavonian or French oak, with a recommended window from the 5th to the 10th year. The “Sotto Casa” Riserva, a single-vineyard cru produced since the 2011 vintage from the vineyard of the same name, blends Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile with Cabernet Sauvignon and a smaller portion of Merlot (i-WineReview gives the 2020 vintage as 85 percent Sangiovese, 10 percent Merlot and 5 percent Cabernet Sauvignon) and is aged 28 to 32 months. Il Nocio is sourced entirely from the 4-hectare Vigna del Nocio, owned since 1988, with special Prugnolo Gentile selections made there since 1991; about 5,000 bottles are produced each year, 100 percent Sangiovese, aged 18 to 24 months in 5 to 10 hectoliter French and Slavonian oak, with aging potential the estate puts in decades and a recommended drinking window from the 5th year. Costa Grande, from the adjacent 1.5-hectare Vigna Grande replanted in 2000 with massal selections from Nocio plus clonal selections at a density of 7,000 vines per hectare, has been vinified and bottled separately as a cru since the 2015 vintage, producing about 4,000 bottles a year of 100 percent Sangiovese. Beyond the Vino Nobile range, the estate makes the “Prugnolo” Rosso di Montepulciano (produced since 1989, under its current label since 2003, about 20,000 bottles a year, mainly Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile with a balance of Mammolo), the “De Ferrari” IGT Toscana Rosso from young vineyard parcels (mainly Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile with a balance of Merlot), the Boscarelli I.G.T. Toscana (a blend of Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Petit Verdot in proportions that vary by vintage, aged 12 to 18 months in small French oak barrels from the Massif Central), “Il Bianco” IGT Toscana (a blend of Viognier and Petit Manseng with a small percentage of Vermentino, fermented and aged separately in steel with batonage), and “Familiae,” a Vinsanto di Montepulciano DOC Riserva made mainly from naturally dried Sangiovese and other red grapes fermented in small wooden caratelli.

• Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG: mainly Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile with a balance of Canaiolo; about 50,000 bottles a year; aged 18 to 24 months in 5 to 35 hl Allier and Slavonian oak
• Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Riserva: reintroduced from the 2010 vintage after a near 20-year pause (last edition 1992); mainly Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile with a balance of Colorino from vines 20+ years old; aged 28 to 32 months
• “Sotto Casa” Riserva: single-vineyard cru since the 2011 vintage; Sangiovese Prugnolo Gentile with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (2020 vintage: 85% Sangiovese, 10% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon per i-WineReview); aged 28 to 32 months
• Il Nocio: 100% Prugnolo Gentile from the 4-hectare Vigna del Nocio owned since 1988; about 5,000 bottles a year; aged 18 to 24 months in 5 to 10 hl French and Slavonian oak
• Costa Grande: 100% Sangiovese from the 1.5-hectare Vigna Grande, replanted 2000 with Nocio massal selections at 7,000 vines per hectare; vinified separately as a cru since the 2015 vintage; about 4,000 bottles a year

Wine Spectator ranked Boscarelli's Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2016 #39 in its Top 100 of 2020 and the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2016 #31 in its Top 100 of 2022. Wine Spectator also featured Boscarelli's Vino Nobile di Montepulciano on its cover, which the estate announced on October 23, 2023. James Suckling ranked the Costa Grande 2021 #9 in his Top 100 Wines of Italy 2025, which the estate announced on September 20, 2025. Reviewing the portfolio in March 2024, i-WineReview scored the 2018 Il Nocio 95 points, calling it “Boscarelli's best wine,” and rated the 2020 Vino Nobile Riserva 94, the 2018 Costa Grande 94, the 2020 “Sotto Casa” Riserva 94, the 2021 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 92, and the 2023 “Prugnolo” Rosso di Montepulciano 91. Demeine Estates is the wines' US importer.

• Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2020: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2016, #39
• Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2022: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva 2016, #31
• Wine Spectator cover feature on Boscarelli's Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, announced October 23, 2023
• James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Italy 2025: Costa Grande 2021, #9
• i-WineReview (March 2024): 2018 Il Nocio 95 points (“Boscarelli's best wine”); 2020 Riserva and 2018 Costa Grande 94 points each; US importer Demeine Estates

Boscarelli is a small family winery in the Montepulciano countryside that welcomes visitors to stroll through the vineyards, tour the winery and taste its wines. Reservations are required and are made through the estate's wine tour contact.

• Wine tours include a walk through the vineyards, a winery visit and a tasting
• Reservations are required, via the estate's wine tour contact

Primary sources (producer's own site): https://www.poderiboscarelli.com/en/index.php, https://www.poderiboscarelli.com/en/content.php?page=172 (Our History), https://www.poderiboscarelli.com/en/content.php?page=173 (The Family), https://www.poderiboscarelli.com/en/content.php?page=3 (The Terroir), https://www.poderiboscarelli.com/en/content.php?page=174 (Wine Tour), https://www.poderiboscarelli.com/en/contact.php, individual wine pages under https://www.poderiboscarelli.com/en/article_details.php, and estate news posts at https://www.poderiboscarelli.com/en/news_view.php. Secondary sources: The Connected Table (“Montepulciano's Poderi Boscarelli – Rooted in Family”) and i-WineReview (“Boscarelli: A Quality Leader in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano,” March 21, 2024). Last verified 2026-10-12. Where the producer's site and a secondary source disagree, the producer's site governs; the estate's homepage roadmap widget lists 1961 as its foundation year, while the estate's own history page and both secondary sources place the founding purchase in 1962, which this article follows. Spot something off? Contact the estate directly via https://www.poderiboscarelli.com/en/contact.php.