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In
the 1960s, Romeo Bruni and wife Maria Cinelli purchased
14 hectares (35 acres) of superb soil in the commune
of Roccalbegna. In 1970, the first 5 hectares (12 acres)
of vineyards were planted, followed in the ’80s by another
5 hectares in what was to become the DOC appellation
of MONTECUCCO, in 1998. The vines of Sangiovese, Merlot,
Malvasia, Chardonnay etc. are located on clayey-schistous
terrain, at an average altitude of 350-380 meters above
sea level. The 1990s are decisive years for the winery:
two of the owners’ three children flank their parents,
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respectively as assistant (Patrizia) and vineyard manager
(Maurizio). New plots within the Morellino di Scansano
DOC are purchased, and 4 new hectares (10 acres) are
planted with over 5,500 vines per hectare (about 2,230
per acre), in record time. This new terrain, in the
commune of Scansano, is clayey-calcareous, very stony,
and located in a hilly area planted with vines and olive
trees at an average altitude of 200-250 meters above
sea level, about 7 km. from the winery. Total surface
of this family-run estate is 18 hectares (a little over
44 acres), 14 hectares of which under vine, 12 of them
productive (i.e. 35 and 30 acres respectively). Villa
Patrizia production now counts approximately 70,000
bottles and consists of the Morellino di Scansano and
Montecucco DOCs, IGT wine and Grappas.
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