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Innovation and Tradition
Selected
clones of Brunello
have been replanted
while at the same
time accurate experimentation
with climate and
soil has also led
to Merlot, Cabernet
Sauvignon, Syrak,
and Alicante (a
Spanish vine which
arrived in the Italian
region of Maremma
in 1500 during the
rule of the Orbetello
Garrison House)
vine varieties being
planted, for the
production of a
Sant'Antimo selection.
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The
area
of
vineyards
has
been
developed
in
the
amphitheatre
of
the
south
facing
hills
of
Castelnuovo
dell'Abate,
at
350-430m
asl,
a
part
of
which
are
to
be
found
quite
near
the
wonderful
Roman
Basilica
of
Sant'Antimo,
and
the
rest
in
the
hill
side
slopes
from
Castelnuovo
dell'Abate
toward
Orcia.
The
soil
is
limy
with
stratified
formation
of
"galestro"
(marls).
The
climate
is
extremely
particular
and
at
one
and
the
same
time
favours
robust
and
elegant
wines
because
of
the
strong
exposure
to
the
sun
during
the
day
thanks
to
the
configuration
of
the
hills
where
the
vineyards
are
located,
with
a
good
thermal
drop
at
night
due
to
the
fresh
winds
coming
from
nearby
Mount
Amiata.
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2004
In
2004
we began
building
the
new,
spacious
and
rationally
thought-out
cellar
for
wine-making,
ageing
and
refinement,
specifically
to improve
handling
of the
selected
grapes
produced
with
extreme
care
in our
vineyards
so that
we can
offer
the
market
truly
characteristic
high
quality
wines,
which
is fully
harmonised
with
the
soil
and
climate
where
the
vineyards
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of
our
desire
to
create
quality
in
all
its
smallest
details,
a
cellar
has
been
designed
to
"process"
the
grapes
using
gravity.
This
avoids
useless
pumping
and
replaces
the
pump
under
the
house
which
has
been
rendered
inadequate
by
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company's
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