HISTORY

Fattoria di Lornano, since 1904 owned by the Taddei family is located on south west hills of Castellina in , , to degrade. The central housing and the company have built up around the old church of Lornano of which we have news from the ninth century. This church, a privilege of Pope Innocent III, was entrusted with the administration of other neighboring churches, and agricultural land which they had formed part. No one knows exactly when the transition took place in private hands, it is believed that the land has been purchased to the first half of the sixteenth century, during yet another war between and Siena. The company and the adjoining house, after several restructurings, bought the current structure in the second half of the eighteenth century. Fattoria di Lornano is a member of the "Consorzio del Marchio Storico Chianti Classico Gallo Nero" since its foundation.

COMPANY PROFILE

On 180 hectares that make up the company are cultivated grapes, olives and cereals. The vineyards are divided in this way: 28.50 hectars are registered in the Chianti Classico, 5.91 in the Chianti Colli Senesi, 9 in the Rosso Toscano IGT and 2 in the Vin Santo Chianti Classico. The company also has 3.50 hectares of olive groves that consists mainly of the following varieties: mainly Moraiolo, Leccino and Frantoio. The rest of the company consists of 25 hectares of coppice and 100 of arable land including 20 hectares on the territory of Chianti Classico. The wine is produced exclusively from the vineyards of the company, vinified in a modern winery in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperatures and aged in old wine cellar, completely underground, where casks and barrels are placed. In addition to the Chianti Classico D.O.C.G. the company produces a red Tuscan IGT "Commendatore Enrico", Vin Santo del Chianti Classico DOC and extra virgin olive oil. Overview vineyards

Particular Cellar – Winemaking

All renovations carried out in the local company had to meet specific architectural constraints being supervised by the ministry of cultural and environmental. Particular Cellar - Aging

Potential production:

Fattoria Lornano began, in the late nineties, a restructuring of the vineyards and buildings.

The new plant vineyards, 90% , are composed by 30 hectares already made and already in production, and by five more that will be planted next spring.

The company intends to complete the route taken to finish the renovation of the vineyards, and restored some local extension of the winery and also to increase the area for wine aging and storage of the bottles.

Organization Nuova Fattoria Lornano Società Agricola SRL Direttore generale: Nicolò Pozzoli Agronomo: Silvio Campatelli Enologo: Franco Bernabei e Matteo Bernabei

DATI Superficie totale Ha. 180 Superficie a vigneto Ha. 46 Tipo di terreno Calcareo argilloso Esposizione Sud Ovest Telefono (+39) 0577309059 Fax (+39) 0577310528 e-mail [email protected] sito Web www.lornano.it