67 Tasting Room - Family Mazzei

Wine and dine with Tuscan bastion Castello di Fonterutoli and owner Francesco Mazzei

In Tuscany’s long and proud history of winemaking, the Mazzei family stands as one of the foremost names. Through its Castello di Fonterutoli, the family has been a leading producer here for six centuries, its Chianti today supplemented by wines from Maremma, on the Tuscan coast, and Sicily.

Down the ages, the various generations of the family have left their imprint across the history of Chianti, right back to 1398 when Ser Lapo Mazzei documented the first known mention of the wine itself. In 1435, the family acquired Castello di Fonterutoli, where it still makes its wine today, while in 1773, Philip Mazzei’s friendship with Thomas Jefferson, forged after a meeting in London, led him to visit Virginia and plant vines. More recently, in the 20th Century, Lapo Mazzei played a crucial role in establishing the DOCG status for Chianti Classico.

Having produced one of the first international-style ‘SuperTuscans’ – Concerto di Fonterutoli – back in the early 1980s, before reverting to traditional Chianti Classico amid an ‘old v modern’ conflict in the 1990s, the Mazzei family today produces both iterations, including three of the new Chianti Classico Gran Selezione category, all 100% Sangiovese.

We are delighted to welcome co-owner Francesco Mazzei to the Club for a dinner and tasting exploring the history and present day of Fonterutoli via a range of its wines. We invite you to join Francesco as he details how recent developments – from the planting of a new vineyard to the installation of a new cellar designed by his sister Agnese – are driving this venerable family producer into the next era.

The wines we will be enjoying:

2025 Tenuta Belguardo, Vermentino, Maremma Toscana DOC
2025 Zisola, Azisa, Grillo, Sicilia DOC
2023 Belguardo V, Vermentino Superiore, Maremma Toscana DOC
2023 Contrada Zisola, Catarratto, Terre Siciliane IGT
2022 Castello Fonterutoli, Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG
2022 Concerto di Fonterutoli, Toscana IGT

The menu:
Canapés: Semi-cooked foie gras with voatsiperifery pepper and green pea & shiso tartlet
Starter: Mushroom risotto with preserved white asparagus
Entrée: Smoked carabinero, bisque reduction & fennel

Main course: Thyme-crusted rack of lamb, lacquered aubergine, black garlic jus
Dessert: Raspberry textures, red pepper & tonka bean


18:00: welcome drink
18:30: event begins
22:00 (approx): event concludes