The Vineyards

Ceppo Nero Vineyard

Wine produced:  Brunello di Montalcino D.O.C.G.

Altitude: 340 m.a.s.l.

Vineyard planted up and down the slope

Esse Vineyard

Wine produced:  Brunello di Montalcino D.O.C.G.

Altitude:  325 m.a.s.l.

Testucchiaia Vineyard

Wine produced:  Brunello di Montalcino D.O.C.G.

Altitude:  320 m.a.s.l.

Quadrucci Vineyard

Wine produced:  Brunello di Montalcino D.O.C.G.

Altitude:  335 m.a.s.l.

Pino Vineyard

Wine produced:  Brunello di Montalcino D.O.C.G.

Altitude:  335 m.a.s.l.

Madre Vineyard

Wine produced:  Brunello di Montalcino Reserve D.O.C.G.

Altitude:  320 m.a.s.l.

Palazzetto Vineyard

Wine produced:  Brunello di Montalcino D.O.C.G.

Altitude:  220 m.a.s.l.

Fornacina Vineyard

Wine produced: Moscadello di Montalcino D.O.C. and Sant'Antimo Bianco D.O.C.

Altitude: 320 m.a.s.l.

Average age of vines: 18

Plants per hectare:  4,000       Yield per plant: 1.5kg

Yield per hectare: 60q/grapes – 40hl/wine

Training system: Spurred cordon and Guyot (arched-cane)

The vineyards are located to the southwest on the hillside which slopes down towards the Orcia and Ombrone Rivers.  The climate is dry and ventilated with a lot of exposure to the sun.

The hilly land, of Eocene origin, is very rocky and rich in minerals.