The estate was created in 1984, at the moment when I decided to leave my previous occupation of farm management in order to take the risk of becoming a specialist.My passion for the land brought me from Varese to Castagneto after completing my university studies. I became fascinated by a product like wine which involves technical as well as cultural aspects. Instinct told me that I should aspire to the highest level of achievement in this field and the moment I met Attilio Pagli, I knew that I was destined to become a wine grower.

After what was a very difficult beginning, with various problems stemming from leasing property and so on, we started building a cellar.That was in 1988.

The 1990 vintage, which revealed the great potential of the Sangiovese grape to me, also marked the first use of oak barrels on the estate., initially 220 litre barrels, and then in 1992, casks of 10 and 35 hectolitres, in which the maceration takes place..

I planted my first experimental vineyard in 1991 (2.5 hectares) with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. These two grape varieties show great expression and character in the area of Bolgheri, while Sangiovese is my favourite variety.At the same time I also decided to experiment with the potential for Syrah..

In 1997 I purchased seven hectares which bordered my property, thus consolidating the estate, and continued planting vineyards according to my own criteria, and enlarged the cellar to the size it is today, by excavating into the rock to build underneath the hill below our vineyards.I finally had enough space to age all my red wine in barriques..

Then in rapid succession I bought other adjoining vineyards, making a total of 10 hectares, and I also planted vines on land rented under a long lease, so that I now have a total of 25 hectares, planted with vines which all express the great potential of this area.

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