Carmignano DOCG is a "Bordeaux Style" blend of:
Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Canaiolo Nero, and Canaiolo Bianco.
Carmignano is a city in Toscana, 16 kilometers northwest of Florence.
Carmignano was identified by Cosimo de Medici (Duke of Toscana) and granted legal protection as a wine producing areas in 1716.
In the 1800s, the region developed a blend of Sangiovese and Cabernet Sauvignon, long before the invention of the "Super Tuscan" in the 1970s.
Carmignano got DOC status in 1975 and DOCG status in 1990:
Min 50% Sangiovese.
10–20% Cabernet Franc.
10–20% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Max 20% Canaiolo Nero.
Max 10% Local whites:
Canaiolo Bianco, Malvasia, Trebbiano.
Min 12.5% Alcohol. Min 20 months Aging. 8 months in Barrel.