TERROIR

Our vineyard is situated 430m above sea level facing straight south. It lies at the end of a steadily climbing valley, 50 km away from the Mediterranean shoreline. The soil is rich in clay but still drains well. In the hot months it forms a hard crust on the surface, which protects the ground from excessive humidity evaporation. This provides optimum growing conditions, similar to those of Montalcino.

Moist springs followed by hot Tuscan summers make for dynamic vegetative growing conditions that are further supported by the steady winds which keep grapes dry and fungal infections low. High temperature fluctuations between day and night help the development of the grapes for maximum flavor.

VITICULTURE

Our varieties are: Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah.

We use a modern cordon education system for the vines. All pruning and crop reduction as well as most of the canopy (leaf) management is done by hand. We reduce the green crop by over 50%.

The final harvest is again totally manual and only perfect grapes reach the processing stage.
This results in highly concentrated yet elegant wines of the highest quality.

WE AND OUR TEAM OF CONSULTANTS FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT A GREAT WINE IS FOREMOST MADE IN THE VINEYARD. THE SUBSEQUENT WINERY WORK IS IMPORTANT BUT CANNOT REPLACE THE NEED FOR PERFECT FRUIT.

THIS PRINCIPLE IS OUR QUALITY GUIDE. WE FOLLOW IT RIGOROUSLY. IT REQUIRES VERY HIGH COMMITMENT, PASSION AND DILIGENCE AT OUR WORK.

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