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planted by Franco Biondi-Santi with clone BBS11) and
Castelnuovo dell’Abate, which produces more powerful,
complex and long-lived wines (Vigna la Pieve will soon be
a new Cru for the estate).
Today Sergio Rossi is no longer with us, but his wife
Donatella carries on the company and, with help from
technical director Dr Passeri, continues to create exceptional
wines which combine tradition and modernity.
TENUTA POGGIO IL CASTELLARE
Tenuta Poggio il Castellare represents the most ambitious
stage of Bruna Baroncini’s Sangiovese journey in Tuscany.
Heir to a noble family which has been dedicated to wine
for centuries, Baroncini’s estate is located in Torrenieri,
at an altitude of about 350 metres, in the north-eastern
quadrant of the Montalcino area, which is benefiting from
climate change. There are 7 hectares of vineyards, laid out
in rows on organically farmed land where there is more
clay than sand. The estate’s 40 hectares also include two
hectares of truffle trees and a wood rich in medicinal herbs.
The remainder is set aside as arable land and for growing
ancient grains. In the centre is the manor house, with a
luxury farmhouse annex.
“In Brunello, the Sangiovese grape reaches peak ripeness. It
is both thunderous and firm, wise and confident, with all
the power of its best years still. And it has the potential for
a very long life”, comments Bruna Baroncini
Bruna Baroncini, owner of the Tenute Toscana
wineries, including Poggio il Castellare
SCUDERIA ITALY
Scuderia Italia ‘Prestigious Italian Wines’ is a special
location created by Flavio Sartori, a graduate in viticulture
and oenology from the prestigious Conegliano campus
of the University of Padua, and his father Loris, an
experienced entrepreneur. The concept is to select
producers of excellence in the most important Italian
designations and to establish a close relationship in
order to produce wines under a single brand, thereby
creating true, limited-edition collections. Brunello is one
such example. It is made by selecting wine from one of
Montalcino’s historic and most traditional producers,
which has vineyards located south of Montalcino,
in Santa Restituta. The vineyards are situated about
330 metres above sea level, on marly and tufa soils with
a high concentration of minerals and fragmented rocks.
Once the final blend is selected, a few hundred bottles of
Flavio Sartori, founder of Scuderia Italia, and his father
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