Tenuta Campo al Mare - Bolgheri A commitment to the development of the territories which surround Bolgheri’s immortal cypresses, commemorated by the poet Giosuè Carducci. Since 1999 Ambrogio e Giovanni Folonari began purchasing land in the Bolgheri area, right below the ancient town of Castagneto Carducci, 70 km south of Livorno. In this area in the 1990s, the classification “Bolgheri D.O.C.” proved to be a smashing success. Thanks to a few highly-respected families in the Italian wine sector, it became internationally famous and indisputably respected for its wines. The area is blessed with a very favorable climate, tempered by the sea breezes from the nearby Tirrenian Sea. The terrain, a mixture of clay and sand, for the most part slopes slightly toward the sea. It has proved to be extremely well-suited to the Bordelaise combination. The Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and white varieties like Vermentino reach veritable heights of quality. So far, Ambrogio e Giovanni Folonari Tenute has purchased approximately 33 hectares of which only 1/3 already planted with vineyards. A new, extremely modern cellar designed by french architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte is in the process of being built. The prestigious Bolgheri Superiore DOC Baia al Vento was released in 2010, and it goes to enrich the well known production of Bolgheri DOC, Vermentino Bolgheri DOC, and Rosato Bolgheri DOC. In the near future a Merlot will be released too.