Gorgona

"The Tuscan Archipelago is an earthly paradise, of which Gorgona is the wildest, most luminescent of Aphrodite's pearls. Beyond its apparent sullenness lies the indescribable seduction of perfumes and silences, and a nature that moves you with its strength and eternal growth... And around it, water and salt reflect messages from the heavens and bind laces to the sails." (A. Bocelli - 2014) The Gorgona project began in August 2012 thanks to the collaboration between Frescobaldi and Gorgona, the only prison island in Europe. Here, prisoners spend the final part of their sentence working in nature to develop professional skills that will aid their re-integration into society and the working world. Focusing on a small vineyard at the centre of an amphitheatre overlooking the sea, the project aims to allow inmates to gain concrete, active experience in the field of wine production with the collaboration and supervision of Frescobaldi's agronomists and wine experts. Nowadays, the vineyard extends across two hectares, including the original plot and a second area planted in 2015. Gorgona stems from the Vermentino and Ansonica vineyard and is the result of a unique location, hard work and a symbol of hope and freedom. The Gorgona Rosso from a few rows of Sangiovese and Vermentino Nero grapes, grown organically before maturing in terracotta jars, made its début with the 2015 harvest. Each year, an "extraordinary edition" of the label is produced, detailing a different aspect of the island. With Gorgona 2021, the idea is to describe the 10th harvest by dedicating it to the island, the smallest of the seven islands in the Tuscan archipelago and solitary haven in the middle of the sea. Anyone arriving here perceives the same feeling of union and enjoys the same strong emotions of the island. On Gorgona, in harmony with nature, man re-connects with the land and rediscovers dignity and hope for the future. Men from different backgrounds and with different stories finally speak the same language, combining their strengths and skills for a greater objective, a just, social project that "tastes good". This tenth harvest is dedicated to all those men on Gorgona, directors, authorities, police, teachers, partners and generous sponsors, to all those who have lived through and can tell the tale of the Gorgona project, but above all to the detainees and wine experts who accepted the challenge, of learning and teaching a new profession. To the uniqueness of this exceptional project. Gorgona was created on ferrous terrain and is a small vineyard covering two hectares, magnificently east-facing and protected against the winds. A vineyard planted in 1999, and subsequently in 2015 and 2018, where the Ansonica and Vermentino varieties have always been the undisputed key players in this extraordinary wine. Gorgona encompasses the whole essence of the island.