| Region of production: | Brunello di Montalcino |
| Winery Location: | Montalcino |
| Year Established: | 1959 |
Vineyard Holdings
2.5 ha
- average vines are 28 years old
Top Wines Produced
- Brunello di Montalcino Riserva: aged in botti for four years
- Brunello di Montalcino: aged in botti for three years
- Rosso di Montalcino: aged in botti for at least one year
Inaugural Vintage
- Brunello in 1981
Average Total Production
- 9,600 bottles
Summary
Manfredi Martini purchased the Il Paradiso property in the early 1950s and founded the estate with his wife, Fortunata, in 1959. Manfredi was known for being an original founder of the Brunello Consorzio as well as for his traditional, hands-off winemaking approach—which he learned while working for Biondi Santi, and which is still practiced by his family today. Since Manfredi’s passing in 1982, the estate has remained completely family-run. His daughter, Rosella, and her husband, Florio Guerrini (both retired teachers) manage all aspects of the estate, from winemaking to vineyard management and sales, along with their two daughters. Farming is organic though not certified.
Style & Vinification Techniques
Grapes are hand-sorted before being crushed and de-stemmed, then gravity-fed into resin-lined cement tanks. Fermentation begins with indigenous yeasts. The must is then pressed in a modern, hydraulic press and gravity-fed into large Slavonian oak botti where the wines aged as outlined above. Wines are again gravity-fed for bottling with small amounts of sulfur added.
Producer Website: Il Paradiso di Manfredi