Tuscany, Italy
Piombaia is located in Montalcino in the beautiful green Tuscany and extends over 210 hectares: 70 hectares of arable land, 2 hectares of olive groves, 2 hectares of horticulture and woods but the 12 hectares of vineyards are the beating heart of the production activity. Annual production is around 40,000 bottles.
Managed by Vittorio, Francesco e Cecilia Cantini, Piombaia has chosen since 2009 to apply the ethical principles of Biodynamic agronomic processing. This choice implies a way of working, observing and experiencing agricultural crops by integrating them with the surrounding nature. The development of a deep bond with nature and complete respect for its rhythms has led to the abolishment of the use of synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides, managing the soil in such a way as to stimulate biodiversity and following the cosmic and lunar cycles. Having a large extension of forest, which frames our vineyards, has led to a natural imprinting of work and conception of the vineyard, as if it were a single body, composed of the soil and plants, pursuing the balance that allows its life. Strengthening the fertility and vitality of the soil with natural means such as compost is the main means by which to achieve fertility. Green manure and crop rotations create the necessary natural biodiversity while plants and flowers have the main task of nourishing the soil and subsoil with root systems. A philosophy of work and life to create an environment integrated into nature and alive over time; to first of all obtain healthy products and then be able to appreciate all the harmony of a cultivated field, the succession of the seasons and see its natural growth every year.
In such a harmonious context and in harmony with the land, the production approach also changes: wine becomes a product that nourishes human beings as well as making them enjoy. The tanks without controlled temperatures, the spontaneous fermentations without the addition of yeasts and sulphites, the aging in wood for a long time mean that our wines are a discovery with every sip. This is our goal: to make known our wines, our work, our professional ethics and our philosophy that we believe to be a uniqueness and a strength.
