Camigliano

The estate, bought in 1957 by the father of the current owner, achieved with Gualtiero, from the late 1980s, a radical improvement with the bringing into full operation of new vineyards (about 100 ha out of 500 ha among olive trees, scrubland and arable land), the construction of the new underground winery, the purchase of selected casks used and dosed in different ways, and of concrete vats. Gualtiero, with the help of new and capable collaborators, modified the organisation of the company, whose activity is the fruit of coordination between countryside and cellar, sales and communication. The new vines were planted using clonal selections tested at the University of Pisa. The vinification techniques are geared towards the pursuit of excellence, with the purchase of French oak casks of 30 and 60 hl, and the grape selection process is carried out by hand both in the countryside and in the cellar with the most innovative methods (oscillating sorting tables) to obtain an optimal harvest. The vines today are all organic. Not to be forgotten are the tasting cellar and the renovation of old farms and houses in the village to host wine lovers. The vines are located in the same district with an extent of about 100 ha, but the altitude changes from area to area, and the vineyards are all at an altitude between 250 and 270 m above sea level. The geological characteristics differ: some soils are silty-sandy, others clayey, others with fossils and marls. About 300,000 bottles are produced, including Brunello, Rosso di Montalcino, IGT Poderuccio, Gamal Vermentino and Gamal Rosa IGT, organic Terre di Siena DOP oil and grappa from the Brunello vineyards.