Our wines
Harte
Born on the calcareous soils of the Torre di Donoratico Climat, where limestone-rich sediments of macigno sandstone, pietraforte, flysch and marl meet the constant Tyrrhenian breeze.
A Bolgheri Superiore of great energy and vitality, with a sharp minerality and a fine tannin, supported by a vivid acidity that is its contemporary signature.
Soil information + −
The Harte vineyards reach down into the calcareous soils of the Torre di Donoratico Climat, where the constant Tyrrhenian breeze brings freshness and tension. Here the limestone matrix gives vertical minerality, savouriness and a tannin of rare finesse.
- Blend:
- 38% Cabernet Franc, 32% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon.
- Geological matrix and era:
- Macigno sandstone, pietraforte, Ottone and Monteverdi flysch, galestro and calcareous marls (37.3%). Alkaline pH, with active limestone present.
- Further data:
- Torre di Donoratico Climat, Sodi di Nottola, Villa Ada, La Fonte, Rupe al Monumento and Terrazze al Monumento lieux-dits, north, north-east and east aspect, altitude 150-210 m a.s.l., Guyot training.
Tasting notes and pairings + −
The bouquet opens with a clear, unexpected note of cola and a subtle spiciness of thyme, sandalwood, geranium and lavender, with returns of aniseed, tart chocolate and barley sugar. The fruit is playful and slender, with the sharp, wild character of blackberry and bramble that is by now Harte's signature. On the palate the texture is fine, driven by a vibrant, flavoursome acid-saline axis, juicy and soft, with a moreish quality born of the contrast between the sweetness of the fruit and the taut sinew running through it.
Certifications + −
We use high-quality cork stoppers, each one individually analysed and validated with state-of-the-art gas chromatography in order to rule out the presence of TCA (trichloroanisole).
Awards and accolades
Our wines are made to speak of a place, not to chase a score. The recognition of Italian and international critics is, for us, confirmation of a path followed with consistency.
Three CorkscrewsUntold, Vol. III
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“Harte 2023 has drive, with a pressing tannin. A vertical wine, in which schist notes meet balsamic ones perfectly, creating a whole of great balance.”
Filippo Lazzerini
Sommelier
“In Harte you find the style of Bolgheri, but with a very elegant reading. You find everything one looks for in these parts, with incredible pleasantness and drinkability. A wine of its territory and at the same time very modern, perfectly balanced.”
Ilaria Lorini
Best Sommelier of Italy 2025
Soil information + −
The Harte vineyards reach down into the calcareous soils of the Torre di Donoratico Climat, where the constant Tyrrhenian breeze brings freshness and tension. Here the limestone matrix gives vertical minerality, savouriness and a tannin of rare finesse.
- Blend:
- 40% Cabernet Franc, 40% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon.
- Geological matrix and era:
- Macigno sandstone, pietraforte, Ottone and Monteverdi flysch, galestro and calcareous marls (37.3%). Alkaline pH, with active limestone present.
- Further data:
- Torre di Donoratico Climat, Sodi di Nottola, Villa Ada, La Fonte, Rupe al Monumento and Terrazze al Monumento lieux-dits, north, north-east and east aspect, altitude 150-210 m a.s.l., Guyot training.
Tasting notes and pairings + −
It shows itself with brilliance and rare fluidity. On the nose, blood orange, pomegranate and raspberry sweets interweave with peony and fern. On the palate it is taut and citrussy, with a fine tannin and a close-knit texture, supported by vivid acidity and a deep Mediterranean character that lengthens the sip.
Certifications + −
We use high-quality cork stoppers, each one individually analysed and validated with state-of-the-art gas chromatography in order to rule out the presence of TCA (trichloroanisole).
Awards and accolades
Our wines are made to speak of a place, not to chase a score. The recognition of Italian and international critics is, for us, confirmation of a path followed with consistency.
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“Harte 2022 gives incredible satisfaction. This is a wine you open at any table and the evening revolves around it. Tonight we have other extraordinary wines to follow, but this Bolgheri Superiore, young as it is, already leaves many behind.”
Andrea Gori | Trattoria da Burde
“Harte 2022 shows a bright, rich ruby red colour. A compact nose with dense notes of leather and cardamom, then plenty of cassis and elderberry, thrilling. Full on the palate, lots of juicy fruit, excellent freshness, opening up with polished tannins in many layers, long and balsamic.”
“Harte 2022 is a full wine, supported by an excellent freshness that makes it flow. Integrated tannin and returns of black fruit. A balanced, dynamic, taut Bolgheri with a contemporary taste.”
“A truly pleasant, refined wine - forged by French oenologist Eric Boissenot, consultant to leading Bordeaux châteaux - which its brother Harte holds its own against.”
Nicole Schubert
Soil information + −
The Harte vineyards reach down into the calcareous soils of the Torre di Donoratico Climat, where the constant Tyrrhenian breeze brings freshness and tension. Here the limestone matrix gives vertical minerality, savouriness and a tannin of rare finesse.
- Blend:
- 72% Cabernet Franc, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot.
- Geological matrix and era:
- Soils with a markedly stony skeleton, with macigno sandstone, pietraforte, flysch, galestro and calcareous marls.
- Further data:
- Production area Castagneto Carducci, hamlet of Donoratico (Livorno), altitude 150-235 m a.s.l., Guyot training, planting density 5,600 vines/ha, yield 55 quintals/ha.
Tasting notes and pairings + −
A brilliant, luminous ruby robe, at once a sign of its energy. On the nose, a spiral of juicy red and black fruits like freshly picked blackberry, with a leafy side of bramble and a balsamic freshness of fern, eucalyptus and resin that smells of the woods.
On the palate it unfolds in a bitterish crescendo that sets it alight, with a rich yet silky tannin and a trail of blueberry and mulberry closing on an echo of bitter chocolate and spice.
“Harte 2021 is well made and very balanced; fresh, with a compulsive drinkability that is truly hard to find at these levels. A wine that pushes the fresh, balsamic notes of Cabernet Franc, superbly balanced by those of Merlot.”
Vittorio Gentile
Sommelier & Head of Wines, Zuma Restaurants
Our Approach
A vision that begins with the land
In the vineyard
High-altitude vineyards on stony soils rare for Bolgheri, trained to alberello and Guyot. Hand harvest with selection in the field and a non-interventionist approach that leaves the vines their natural balance.
In the cellar
We vinify each parcel separately, in concrete tanks and with indigenous yeasts. Ageing in barriques accompanies the wine with restraint, never covering its identity.
The signatures
The oenological project bears the signature of Eric Boissenot and Emiliano Falsini, with agronomy by Stefano Galbiati and the collaboration of Vitenova. Precision work born of our Climats, from Monte Gabbro to Torre di Donoratico.
Our wines
In every wine, a story to tell
Every sip tells, without need of words, the poetry of this land.
Hortense
Born on the highest vineyards of the Estate, in the Monte Gabbro Climat, where rare volcanic rhyolites shape a terroir unique to Bolgheri. Altitude and sea breeze make it a fresh, savoury Bolgheri Superiore of rare grace, far removed from the clichés of the appellation.
Clinio
Born on the hills closest to the sea, among ancient Messinian deposits. It is our sunniest, most convivial wine: an IGT Toscana with a flowing palate, fine-grained tannin and a distinctly maritime salinity.
Contact
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