Two different soils, seven vines, several “brushstrokes” and two municipalities, Desenzano del Garda and Pozzolengo. Let’s start from Pozzolengo, located on the top of the Irta hill (a battleground for the Italian Independence as well); there, we raise our 4 red grapes: Groppello, Barbera, Marzemino and Sangiovese. The soil is purely morainic and homogeneous, with white ground, ideal to enhance the aromaticity and typicality of the vines. Groppello embodies the typicality and authenticity of the terroir, Marzemino donates its bright and vivid color, Barbera gives freshness and structure and Sangiovese provides body and aroma.
Here the painter’s brushstrokes are represented by the selection, depending on the warm or fresh vintage, of the best harvesting moment for each vine. Later, their vinification and the subsequent blend will follow the oenological project that we want to reach.

In Desenzano meanwhile we raise 3 vines on different soils: Turbiana, Tuchi and Pinot Nero. Turbiana is the higher expression of our wine production while the other two are a sweet memory of the past generations. Pinot Nero, used for the sparkling wines, was planted by our father Ugo in 2003. just a few rows in the upper part of our hill, just under the San Martino tower. In another position, but still on a similar soil on the top of the hill, you can find the old San Martino grapevine with their Tuchì bunches. Year of planting 1985, thanks to our grandfather Francesco. These are the oldest and the only vines grown with the Sylvoz form with an extension of about 6.000 square meters.
The first Turbiana vineyard, instead, was planted by our grandfather Francesco in 1986.

This vine represents almost the total production and develops on different levels of the same morainic soil, but further up with light weight features and the chance to warm up earlier, at the beginning of spring. This feature stimulates the vine to wake up after the winter lethargy almost fifteen days in advance compared to the lower plant. Down, the soil has deep clay layers and a colder and heavier ground.

the first will give us perfumed and lighter wines, the second, the opposite. Between those extremes we can find micro-zones that cannot go unnoticed to the expert eyes of the winegrower..that’s where the true brushstrokes do start. Thanks to the deep understanding of our vines, we respectfully exploit their potential and the chance to diversify the production. Everything starts from the everyday raising of the vineyard. It represents our green open-air factory; the cellar is the transformation site.

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