Cold soil in the hot Tuscan sun: the vineyard breathes. The moon inhales, a song on the horizon. Everything in its right place, taking root.
Exhale: allisinterconnected.
The beat of nature’s drum, a geological hum.
Dissolving into wine, into silence.
Many years ago agriculture here was biodynamic by definition. The soil was slowly tilled with a small plough, "coltrina", dragged by a pair of oxen. Olive trees, wheat and barley were grown on the land for men; hay and vetch for oxen and rabbits.
Galestro, calcite, clay, sand, iron and quartz: San Giuseppe's has 12 differentsoil types that radiate around thecellar.
This is the reason why the single grape variety, Sangiovese, expresses itself in so many different ways, the wine changes with the variation of the genius loci. The specificity of the soil gives a unique character to each vineyard.
Our wines come from nine vineyards covering 7 hectares
a1 – soils deriving from the alteration of the underlying lithotypes
SIL – Santa Fiora formations (cretaceous high-palaeocene)
A common feature of the landscape is the coldtemperatureof itssoils. A paradox, given the eastern exposure at midday and the altitude of 350 metres above sea level.
We are commited to act transparently and respect the relation between soil, vineyard and wine
Manifesto of Diversities
The system of wine Denominations of Origin, which has played a significant role in the definition of acceptable levels of quality and recognition for many years, has been showing concerning weaknesses for some time now.
The globalisation processes are causing considerable changes in people’s lifestyles and tastes, also in terms of their relationship with wine.
Today, due to mass consumption, the values of identity and recognition are no longer the focus of attention. They have been replaced by a broader usability that can meet the needs of large masses of consumers and that is, instead, based on trends that are cyclically created and contradicted by communication gurus. della comunicazione.
In the long run, frantically chasing after market moods becomes eventually unsustainable.
In viticulture, time goes by slowly and no one can change it to adapt it to supposed client preferences. Trends come and go, so that the choice of implanting vineyards that follow them will always be inadequate to the rapidity of such changes.
These insurmountable contradictions are the demonstration of how absurd the use of market laws as the sole orientation in viticulture and oenology really is.
La viticoltura che si pretende A qualityviticulture that is free of market influences, however, needs strong references that can make it capable of obtaining recognition and affirmation.
The system of denominations does not guarantee all of this because it is unable to define reliable criteria for recognition and quality.
La Zonation is the attempt to define the criteria and values that the current concept of denomination does not express. Such criteria and values are linked to the diversities and peculiarities of geology, soil, climate, and of the environment in general, including flora and fauna.
The study and in-depth investigation of such diversities would provide the true viticulturist with a great opportunity to clearly outline the character and style of the product resulting from their work.
The terroir wine conveys the feeling of personal identity: it frees human beings from the unease of their self-inflicted minority, born from the vision of a flattened and undifferentiated reality.
A reference to what Kant wrote seems all but inappropriate: “The universal construct, thanks to its immense grandiosity, infinite diversity and beauty, leads to a silent wonder”.
We want the educated wine lover, with their attention and sensibility to such a great complexity, to be able to approach the noble feeling of wonder Kant refers to. colto del vino, rivolgendo attenzione e sentimento a questa complessità, possa avvicinarsi a quella nobile sensazione di stupore di cui parla Kant.
We, who make our wine, are more than simple producers and bottle sellers. We are (and want to be) those who contribute to the creation, cultivation and survival of this cultural landscape.
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