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THE
FARM
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Location |
The Azienda Agricola Scopone
is located in Montalcino, on the road to Castelnuovo
dell'Abate - Sant'Antimo; you will find it on your left
immediately after the burg "La Croce" following
the yellow signs "Scopone".
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| Geological
and pedological soil elements |
The
farm is located at 475m above sea level, in a hilly
region that characterizes a major portion of this area
with its sheer undulations, its generally fertile soils,
open to the influence of a mild climate.
This area is very well suited for the cultivation of
vineyards or other arboreal plants, such as olive trees.
The Pliocene hills, present in most of the area, also
determine different types of landscapes, according to
the soil composition, be it sandy or clayey.
The Farm Scopone is part of this reality presenting
soils that are slightly sandy or clayey-sandy.
Stocks and vines with
their relative clones have been carefully chosen in
order to exploit this geopedological reality in a rational manner obtaining in this way the best results both on the land as in the cellar.
Exposition: South
Slope: from 6 to 10%
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| Vineyards |
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Characterized
by a clear prevalence of Sangiovese Grosso, the vineyards
have been planted between 1995 and 2003, choosing
with maximum care the stocks and clones that would
best fit the different soil types.
Besides Sangiovese, there are parcels planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, accompanied by small surfaces with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. In the hills right in front the Farm, one hectare and a half of Sangiovese vineyard has been recently rented.
With the help of the best agronomists, vines are constantly taken care of with traditional methods.
The careful and strict selection in the thinning out
of the bunches during the ripening, and the equally
accurate and extremely strict sorting of grapes during
the vintage determine a production of grapes per hectare
definitely inferior to the potential one, but allow,
on the other hand, the production of wines of absolute
quality.
Brunello di Montalcino DOCG: Ha 3.12.00
Rosso di Montalcino DOC: Ha 0.82.00
IGT Toscana and/or DOC Sant'Antimo: Ha 6.06.00
Order of planting: 2.40x0.80 or 2.20x0.80
Vine stocks per Ha: 5210/5680
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| Staff |
The Farm is guided by the owners, in practice Tessie Baijens Genazzani.
The
vineyards technical care has been delegated to Dr. Valerio
Barbieri, supported by Settimio Dinetti who follows the plants day by day, thanks to the experience
that springs from tradition.
The Oenologist Graziana Grassini takes care of the Cellar supervising the process from wine-making to bottling,
with the assistance of Cellarman Roberto Dinetti.
Paintings from our friend painter Sandro Pipino from Modena, inspired by Scopone, have been used for the concept of the labels.
The Kosher wine label has been taken from a work of Chagall.
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