Collection: Piombaia Montalcino
FROM ORGANIC AND BIODYNAMIC CULTIVATION
The Piombaia farm was born from the merger of two families: the Rossi family from Montalcino and the Cantini family from Pisa.
In the fifth generation of the Rossi-Cantini, the siblings Vittorio, Francesco and Cecilia manage the family business and since 2008 they have chosen to apply the principles of organic and biodynamic agriculture, which have completely revolutionized the way of life and work on the farm: no more use of synthetic fertilizers, chemical pesticides or large agricultural machinery, but the rediscovery of the rhythms of nature, the passage of time and the decision to let horses run freely in the vineyard, used as a natural weed killer.
LOCATION AND SIZE OF THE VINEYARDS
The vineyards of Piombaia are located in the north-east of Montalcino and are divided into two plots of different ages and levels. The plot of the Cross, is about 8 hectares and 35 years old. It consists of 6.5 hectares of Sangiovese grosso and 1.5 hectares of Merlot, it is located on a clayey-sandy soil with different concentrations depending on the areas that are located within it, with an average altitude of 450 meters above sea level. The other plot, with 4 hectares of Sangiovese grosso, is about 45/50 years old and is located near the Civitella hill, 80 meters above sea level, on a gently sloping hill composed of stony marlstone soils and facing south-east.
EVERYTHING REVOLVES ABOUT NATURE
The vineyard is the pivotal point around which everything revolves. In fact, most of the work takes place in the vineyard, from delicate pruning to green manure, the use of horses instead of tractors and the harvest, which is done entirely by hand. The aim is to strengthen fertility and vitality using natural means. Compost is the main fertilizer, made from solid farmyard manure and plant material. Green manure, crop rotation, mechanical pest control, and mineral and plant-based plant protection products are other means of supporting the vitality of the vine.
THE CELLAR
Plants and flowers have the main task of supporting the growth of the vine by nourishing the subsoil. While the work in the vineyard is intense, in the cellar we take a gentle approach: the tanks without controlled temperatures, the spontaneous fermentation without the addition of yeasts and sulphites, the long storage in wood, the decanting and filtering reduced to a minimum ensure that the Piombaia wine can develop its full potential.
BIODYNAMICS AND NATURE
Biodynamics and agriculture. Two words that represent a way of working the soil, observing it and living it. A philosophy of life that appreciates all the harmony of a cultivated field, the succession of the seasons and time.
With the biodynamic method, agriculture is in harmony with nature, the earth and people.