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The Vineyard “La Calonica” is near “Le Capezzine” in the centre of a wine producing area of the very high quality, part on the hills of Valiano, in Montepulciano and part in Cortona territory.
The Estate is made of two separate farms: “La Calonica” and “Capezzine Vecchie”. Both are located on soft hills with gentle slopes, together they form the entire productive and cultural entity of about 50 hectare, of which 38 are vineyards.
Vines planted in the “Nobile di Montepulciano” area are DOCG and those in the “Cortona” one are DOC.

Since 1972 the property has belonged to the Cattani Family who personally supervises the production and sale of the wines.
Valiano area has special characteristics deriving from the influence of Lake Trasimeno, guarantee of mild winters and not too dry summers, permitting the vines to have a regular vegetative cycle.
“La Calonica” is on the top of a hill about 350 m. a.s.l. The complete absence of other hills nearby gives an ideal ventilation to the vines as well as an outstanding view.

The vineyards are for the most part planted with ‘Sangiovese di Montepulciano’ (prugnolo gentile). ‘Canaiolo Nero’, and some varieties with a white grape such as, ‘Sauvignon’, ‘La Malvasia del Chianti’ and ‘Il Grechetto’ complete the patrimony of the vineyard of “La Calonica”.
In recent years both on the side of Montepulciano and Cortona some hectares of ‘Merlot’ and ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ have been planted.
From these vines, wines of great structure and elegance have been produced suitable for a lengthy ageing. The Cortona DOC of La Calonica, ‘Il Girifalco’, is made of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon as well as Sangiovese.

The ageing cellars are placed in the old farm buildings, in traditional style, with barrels of Slovenian Oak of various capacities.
The thick walls of the old farm and the internal dividing walls of the cellar help to maintain a constant temperature for the ageing process.
The wine cellars and bottling plants are modern.