Podere Il Carnasciale is in the hills of Valdarno, just south of the Chianti Classico appellation. Its extraordinary story started in 1972 when Wolf and Bettina Rogosky, a German couple from Berlin, purchased the estate. Wolf was an advertising executive and the couple wanted a Tuscan getaway home. At first they grew olive groves, but after a bitter winter in 1985 that killed many olive trees, the Rogoskys decided to replant their estate to vineyards of Caberlot, a little-known grape that was discovered growing in Padua in the 1960s. Caberlot has been determined to be a hybrid of Cabernet Franc and Merlot. Il Carnasciale’s first Caberlot wine was in 1988, and since then it has earned a cult status, particularly in Europe. Today the tiny 5.2-acre estate is owned and operated by Bettina and son Moritz Rogosky. Only two wines are made, and both are Caberlots produced in extremely small quantities. Il Caberlot, the flagship wine, is produced only in magnums at the rate of 3,000 per year. Il Carnasciale, the second wine, is released in 750ml format with up to 4,000 bottles produced annually. Gambero Rosso, Italy’s leading wine review, regularly awards Il Caberlot with the highest award of 3 glasses.