Our small winery consists of about 2.5 hectares of vineyards in the Comune of Cortona, of which one hectare is in Pietraia and the remainder in Farneta.
In Pietraia the land, at about 260 m altitude, is flat and predominantly clayey. Lake Trasimeno, which is about 2.5 km away as the crow flies, is a perfect moderating factor. The system was completely renovated in 2015 and the vines are grown using guyot with a density of 2.30×0.90 m.
Our other vineyard is located in medium consistency soil on a gentle hill in Farneta at an altitude of about 280 m. The system dates from 2002 and is entirely Syrah, grown via spurred cord with a density of 2.60×0.90 m.
Bottles produced yearly: about 10.000
Vines implanted: Syrah and a small quantity of Trebbiano and Malvasia
Vitrified surface: 2.50 ha
Breeding system: cordon spur and guyot
Work method: biodynamic
My family has always cultivated vines: first in Veneto, our land of origin, then in Alto Adige in the beautiful terraces overlooking the Isarco Valley and today in Cortona in Tuscany.
Work in the vineyard has punctuated our seasons, like the feast of the harvest or the first taste of new wine on the feast of Saint Martin. On the passing of my father “Carletto” in April of 2009, I began to take personal care of the vineyards and the cellar, putting into practice what he had taught me since I was a child.
In 2013, after some renovations and relative modernisation of the equipment, we decided to begin bottling and marketing our wine. Today, together with my wife Tiziana, our son Shardul and the rest of the family, we carry on the tradition.
Our wines are dedicated to our family and the Syrah vine:
Candito this was my father’s nickname when he was a child because he had a sweet tooth and particularly loved candied fruit (canditi) and used by us to exalt the characteristic sweet notes of Syrah
Il Tata: this is how grandfather Angelo was called by all of us; to whom we wanted to dedicate this complex and unique wine: the Vinsanto
SoloSyrah Rosso and Rosa: comes from the desire to understand the multiple potential of Syrah, always in purity
