![](images/15x15.gif) |
Vineyards |
![](images/pixel_trans.gif) |
|
|
![](images/15x15.gif) |
Quick Find |
![](images/pixel_trans.gif) |
|
|
![](images/15x15.gif) |
Information |
![](images/pixel_trans.gif) |
|
|
|
Fabrizio Dionisio Wine
The first winery estate
property, named “Il
Castagno”, after the area
where it is located, lies on a
hillslope of wholly Oligocene
derivation, with loose, sandy
loam bearing abundant
pebble admixture (galestro
and clay slate, as well as
limestone-feldspar-quartz
marls and fine-grained
sandstones), perfect
conditions for Syrah. The
vineyards of Syrah, planted in
2001, extend for two and a
half hectares (ca. 6,5 acres).
At “Il Castagno” we find also
the fermentation and ageing
cellars.
The second property, “Poggio
del Sole”, named after the
area where it is located ,
rests on a rolling riverbed
terrace from the Pleistocene,
with medium-textured, fine
loam soils with high
proportions of clayey sand
and silt. New vineyards of
Syrah were planted between
2000 and 2003 on the 8
hectars of the estate.
The rootstocks and clones
were carefully selected in
France (Rhone Valley), the
area of origin of Syrah grape,
according to the only purpose
of the winery, that is low yield
and very high quality of fruit,
without forgetting the
characteristics of Cortona’s
terroir.
Because of the distinctive
local weather and soils, the
vines were planted at a
density of 5,000 vines per
hectare (2,024/a.). Crop yield
is kept to about 800 grams
per vine (=40 q/ha, or 16
q/a.) by practicing cluster
thinning and re-sizing during
the summer.
The use of chemical-based
treatments is severely
limited, and thus vineyard
practices are largely organic.
With the sole exception of
canopy hedging in the spring,
all operations are carried out
manually.
Also the harvest is done
manually, with the grapes
picked into small boxes to
preserve them and then very
carefully destemmed. |
![](images/fabriziodionisio.jpg) |
|
![](images/pixel_trans.gif) |
Displaying 1 to 1 (of 1 products) |
Result Pages: 1 |
|
|
![](images/pixel_trans.gif) |
|
![](images/pixel_black.gif) |
£ 157.38 |
incl. V.A.T. free Shipping within European Union |
![](images/pixel_trans.gif) |
|
|
|
![](images/15x15.gif) |
Bestsellers |
![](images/pixel_trans.gif) |
|
|