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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Tenuta di Valgiano” subhead=”Lucca |Tuscany” text_orientation=”center” background_overlay_color=”rgba(0,0,0,0.25)” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”50″ subhead_font_size=”20px” background_color=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)” background_image=”https:\/\/www.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/toscana_header.jpg” global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row padding_mobile=”off” make_equal=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on” admin_label=”row” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#fcf4de” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”89%” width_tablet=”80%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”89%” max_width_tablet=”80%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|2% ||2% ” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”USP” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”|2%||2%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]Tenuta di Valgiano<\/strong> is the gateway to a different Tuscany. The manicured estates of Montalcino seem a world away; here in the hills above the city of Lucca, dense forests hide weather-worn villas and older-vine vineyards, with climbing herbs winding round \u201cpalistorti,\u201d crooked stakes that mark each vine row.<\/p>\n

There is something wilder and more alive in these verdant hills, and the grapes grown here share this energy, this vitality. Tenuta di Valgiano makes true \u201cterroir\u201d wines \u2013 wines that once you taste them, inspire a feeling that you are being spoken to in a new language that is undeniably exciting.<\/p>\n

Biodynamics is the core of this new tongue, a rhythm to which everything moves at the estate: the vineyards and olive trees, the bees and chickens. Moreno Petrini and Laura di Collobiano would have it no other way\u2014for them, the soul of Valgiano must be present in each bottle.<\/p>\n

And that soul is comprised of everything\u2014and everyone\u2014that calls Valgiano home. The humus-rich soils, carefully kept in balance through biodynamic cultivation. The Tuscan sun that is so generous with its rays. The wild herbs and pine trees that perfume each valley and hilltop. The smiles of friends and family who with their laughter and support, have made Valgiano the vinous oasis it has become.
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FARMING & WINEMAKING<\/strong><\/p>\n

The estate\u2019s 40 acres of vineyards are certified organic (ICEA) and certified biodynamic (Demeter), surrounded by olive trees and nearly 200 acres of forestland. (The farm produces organic olive oil and organic honey, too.)<\/p>\n

Regular soil analysis helps the team at Valgiano achieve a better understanding of the relationship among the vine, the climate and the soil, and how to maintain a harmonious balance of the three.<\/p>\n

Wild herbs and legumes are planted to increase soil health and encourage biodiversity, and plowing is regular. Vineyard pests are managed through natural means, and only approved biodynamic treatments are used on estate vines.<\/p>\n

Soils in the hills above Lucca at Valgiano are primarily clay-based, in Italian \u201calberese.\u201d The mountain behind the estate, however, is sandstone. These two geological elements come together in Valgiano\u2019s vineyards, a unique marriage (also found in regions like Vosne-Roman\u00e9e) that winemaker Moreno Petrini believes gives his wines their particular character and finesse.<\/p>\n

As vineyards are surrounded by wild forest, warm summer temperatures are naturally moderated, allowing vines a long vegetative period.<\/p>\n

While the estate\u2019s oldest vines were planted in the 1950s, Moreno Petrini in 2014 replanted some eight acres with massal selection rootstock. The overarching goal is to replant the entire estate to massal selection rootstock, a project expected to extend over the next two decades.<\/p>\n

Grapes are harvested by hand. For the red wines, grapes are destemmed then delivered directly into small, open-top wooden tanks (no pumping). Must is fermented on indigenous yeasts, with delicate punch-downs either by hand or foot. Wine is aged in French oak barrels (225L, as larger barrels won\u2019t fit through the cellar door!) and then in cement vat.<\/p>\n

For the white wines, grapes are pressed directly and fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Palistorti\u2019 are crooked posts, found at the end of each row of vines in the Valigano vineyards, a marker and a metaphor of nature doing what she does best \u2013 marching to the beat of her own drum. A bold blend of classic Tuscan white grapes, including Vermentino, Trebbiano, Malvasia and Grechetto.<\/p>\n

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