Castello delle Regine

Always feeling the pull of the vineyards and the olive groves, the hilly area surrounding "Castello della Regine" counts around 10 hectares of vineyards over 40 years old, 70 hectares of younger vineyards and 10 hectares which are being developed.

All the new vineyards have a high density and are subject to a rigorous selection process in these historic vineyards.  The terrain is sandy clay, predominatly a southern exposure, which provides an excellent terrain for grapevines in particular the indigenous Sangiovese and Merlot vines.  There are also vineyards of Cabernet Sauvignon, Montepulciano and Syrah, the fruit of carefull study of the land conducted at the beginning of the 1990's by oenolgist, Franco Bernabei.  The vineards fo white grapes include Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling and Pinot Grigio, which are blended to give life to the "Bianco della Regine".