MONTENIDOLI

Montenidoli, Mount of the Little Nests:

• Above, Triassic terrains, the oldest in Tuscany, rich with minerals for the red wines;
• Below, Quaternary terrains on the slopes, where the calcareous sediments left by the Ligurian Sea feed the white wines and enrich their perfumes.

The Etruscans were the first to discover this treasure and plant their vines, followed by the Romans and the Knights Templar; we arrived in 1965, to bow over the land and ask it questions: we're still discovering its riches today.

It's a land ideally suited to vine and olive: It has been 41 years since we reawakened the old abandoned vines and the olives, which were overgrown with brambles.

The vines that give "Sono Montenidoli" were bred using a mass selection in the vineyard: it is an autochthonous wine.

• Three different kinds of Vernaccia di San Gimignano
• Three different kinds of Chianti Colli Senesi
• Three historic wines: Canaiuolo, Il Templare, and Vinbrusco

Over the years these nine wines have gained recognition and received important awards.

Forget your past glories, and think of the present: three Goblets awarded in October 2006 by Gambero Rosso, and the comments in the Guide:

• These wines speak of the land
• The sensibility necessary to understand and interpret the vintage
• They stand apart from all the rest, with classic flavors and aromas that might not be easy, but are truly unique.

From Christian Lowe, Geisenheim's enologist: They are great wines, well suited to the finest tables and discerning palates.